Zigi River
Zigi River also known as Sigi River, is a river in located in east Tanga Region in Tanzania. The river rises in the Amani Nature Reserve in the east Usambara Mountains in Muheza District, more precisely in Handei Mountains, at an altitude of 1130 meters and flows for 100 km in a long course and multiple changes of direction to its mouth 40 km north of the town of Tanga in the Indian Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Walther Dobbertin, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Tanzania
- Also known as: “Mto Zigi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amboni Caves.
Amboni Caves
The Amboni Caves are a limestone cave complex in East Africa. They are located in Kiomoni ward of Tanga in Tanga Region of Tanzania off the Tanga-Mombasa road, 8 km north of Tanga City center. Amboni Caves is situated 3½ km southwest of Zigi River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanga.
Tanga
Photo: Alifazal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tanga is a historic city and the capital of Tanga Region. The city is located in the northern port city of Tanzania to the west of the Indian Ocean on Tanga Bay.
Zigi River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Tanga, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Zigi River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Zigi River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Zigi”
- Cebuano: “Sigi River”
- Chinese: “济吉河”
- Chinese: “濟吉河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر زيجى”
- German: “Sigi”
- Hausa: “Kogin Zigi”
- Irish: “Abhainn Zigi”
- Japanese: “ジギ川”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umugezi wa Zigi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Zigi”
- Russian: “Сиги”
- Swahili: “Mto Sigi”
- Venetian: “Fiume Zigi”
- Welsh: “Afon Zigi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kihongwe and Amboni.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galanos Hot Springs and Mkulumuzi River.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Zigi River”. Photo: Walther Dobbertin, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.