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Kigoma is a city in Tanzania. Beautifully situated on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Capital of the Western Region. Main railway terminus on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Important harbour. Population of 130,142 (2002).

The city has little infrastructure. Its roads are still mostly unpaved, electricity and water supply are erratic.

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• Ujiji, the nearby former Arab slave trading settlement, the famous meeting place of Stanley and Livingstone.

• Gombe National Park for chimpanzee viewing

• Lake Tanganyika

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• Diocese of Kigoma Community Centre, Kiezya Rd, single from Tsh. 2500.00, good value, but very simple.

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The M/V Liemba sails in direction Mpulungu (Zambia).