View on Kilimanjaro from Moshi.

Tanzania: Moshi is at Kilimanjaro, east of Arusha

Mosque of Moshi.

Moshi is a Tanzanian town with a population of 144,739 (2002 census). The town is situated on the lower slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, a volcanic mountain which is the highest mountain in Africa. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x681, 533 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Moshi Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x681, 533 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Moshi Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Insert non-formatted text heremap of Tanzania, converted directly from CIA World Factbook GIF This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Insert non-formatted text heremap of Tanzania, converted directly from CIA World Factbook GIF This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Kilimanjaro is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. ... Arusha with a view of Mount Meru This article refers to the city of Arusha. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x643, 484 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Moshi Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x643, 484 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Moshi Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Kilimanjaro is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

Because of its lower altitude, hence less rains, the main crops grown on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro (bananas and coffee) do not thrive well there, so the outskirts of Moshi are famous for extensive farms of maize and beans, grown once per year, during the rainy season (masika).

Moshi contains various schools including International School Moshi. The Valley View Primary and Secondary School is a private school with an English medium. It is considered to be one of the best schools in the region, even though there is a serious lack of books and utilities. A computer lab was recently donated by Americans. Moshi Secondary School, which was formely known as Old Moshi Secondary School, is one of the two earliest government secondary schools in Tanzania, the other being Tabora Boys Secondary School. Because electricity in the area is unreliable, using the computers is a difficult task. International School Moshi is an international school in northern Tanzania. ...

Mawenzi Secondary School started out as the Indian School of Moshi in 1956. It is now a thriving school of 1100 pupils. A-Level students are all female boarders and are drawn from all over Tanzania. The school specialises at A-Level in Kiswahili, Geography, History, and English. The school operates a double shift system for junior pupils (Form 1 - 4). All subjects are taught in English, apart from Kiswahili and French. Mawenzi School has had a link with Buckie High School in Scotland since 1987. Pupils and teachers have travelled between Tanzania and Scotland on many occasions. There are also various English Academic Schools with primary, secondary and high school education i.e Northen highland and Eden Garden schools.

Moshi is home to the Chagga and Maasai tribes. The city comprises two major roads, based around the central reference point of clock tower, the north-south road to Tanga and Dar es Salaam and an east-west road to Arusha. Moshi was where the Arabica coffee seeds that Catholic missionaries introduced at the end of the 19th century were cultivated. Thanks to the government, local authorities, and Catholic and Lutheran missions, Moshi had universal primary education and the highest literacy rate in the vicinity. The Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union (KNCU) was probably the most efficient and progressive cooperative organization in Africa. The district commissioner, Sir Charles Dundas, started it in the 1920s to enable Chagga coffee growers to compete on equal terms on world markets with the European growers. The main hospital in the area is the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College. This huge spawling complex serves a population of over 11 million individuals. It was opened in March 1971 by the Good Samaritan Foundation. The Chagga (or Chaga) are the third largest ethnic group in Tanzania. ... Languages Maa (É”l Maa) Religions Monotheism Christianity The Maasai are an indigenous African ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. ... This article discusses the coffee plant; for information on the beverage see coffee (drink). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Literacy is the ability to use text to communicate across space and time. ... KNCU is the oldest cooperative in Africa, founded in 1930 by Charles Dundas. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Sir Charles Cecil Farquharson Dundas (1884 – 1956) was a district commmissioner of the Moshi area in Tanzania during the 1920s. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The Chagga (or Chaga) are the third largest ethnic group in Tanzania. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Moshi is often overlooked as a tourist destination, with many visitors to Northern Tanzania instead choosing to stay in nearby Arusha. However the town is now host to the Kilimanjaro Marathon which is rapidly growing in popularity and there are several cultural tourism programs operating on the lower slopes of Kilimanjaro. Arusha with a view of Mount Meru This article refers to the city of Arusha. ...

External links

• International School Moshi
• KCMC Hospital Moshi
• Kilimanjaro Marathon

Coordinates: 3°21′S, 37°20′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...