Olduvai Gorge

The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge is a paleoanthropological site in northern . Many sites exposed by the gorge have proven invaluable in furthering understanding of early human evolution.
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  • Type: Rock with an elevation of 1,460 metres
  • Description: archaeological site in Tanzania
  • Also known as: “Bonde la Olduvai”, “gargüelu d’Oldupai”, “Gola d’Olduvai”, “Gorge d’Olduvai”, “Oldovai”, “Oldovajska soteska”, “Oldowaikloof”, “Oldoway”, “Oldoway Gorge”, “Oldowaykloof”, “Oldupai”, “Oldupai Gorge”, “Oldupai-Schlucht”, “Oldupaikloof”, “Oldupain rotko”, “Olduvaiklyftan”, “Olduvain Laakso”, “Olduvaiská roklina”, “Olduvajská roklina”, “Olduwai”, “Olduwai Gorge”, “Olduwaischlucht”, “Олдовай”, “Олдувайское ущелье”, “Олдувај”, “Олдувейское ущелье”, “Олдупај”, “أولدوفاي”, “مضيق أولدوفاي”, “올두바이”, “オルドヴァイ峡谷”, “オルドバイ峡谷”, and “オルドバイ渓谷”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Olduvai Gorge Museum.

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Olduvai Gorge

Latitude
-2.99502° or 2° 59′ 42″ south
Longitude
35.35248° or 35° 21′ 9″ east
Elevation
1,460 metres (4,790 feet)
Open location code
6G9Q2932+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4714983531
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­rock
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
150882
Wiki­data ID
Q217043
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Olduvai Gorge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خانق أولدوفاي”
  • Asturian: “gargüelu d’Olduvai”
  • Asturian: “Gargüelu d’Olduvai”
  • Basque: “Olduwaiko arroila”
  • Belarusian: “Алдувай”
  • Catalan: “gorja d’Olduvai”
  • Catalan: “Gorja d’Olduvai”
  • Catalan: “Olduvai”
  • Chinese: “奥杜威峡谷”
  • Chinese: “奥杜瓦伊峡谷”
  • Chinese: “奧杜威峽谷”
  • Czech: “Olduvai”
  • Dutch: “Olduvaikloof”
  • Esperanto: “Valo de Olduvai”
  • Estonian: “Olduvai kuristik”
  • Finnish: “Olduvain rotko”
  • French: “gorges d’Olduvai”
  • French: “Gorges d’Olduvai”
  • French: “Gorges d’Olduvaï”
  • Galician: “Garganta de Olduvai”
  • Galician: “olduwai”
  • German: “Olduvai-Schlucht”
  • Greek: “Φαράγγι του Ολντουβάι”
  • Hausa: “Oiduvai Gorge”
  • Hebrew: “ערוץ אולדובאי”
  • Hungarian: “Olduvai-szurdok”
  • Indonesian: “Ngarai Olduvai”
  • Irish: “Mám Olduvai”
  • Italian: “Gola di Olduvai”
  • Japanese: “オルドヴァイ”
  • Korean: “올두바이 협곡”
  • Lithuanian: “Olduvajus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Olduvai Gorge”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Olduvai”
  • Norwegian: “Olduvai Gorge”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gòrjas d’Olduvai”
  • Persian: “تنگ الدوای”
  • Polish: “Wąwóz Olduvai”
  • Portuguese: “Garganta de Olduvai”
  • Romanian: “Olduvai Gorge”
  • Russian: “Олдувай”
  • Serbian: “Olduvajski klanac”
  • Serbian: “Олдувајски кланац”
  • Slovak: “Olduvai”
  • Slovenian: “Olduvajska soteska”
  • Slovenian: “Soteska Olduvai”
  • Spanish: “Garganta de Olduvai”
  • Swahili: “Bonde la Oltupai”
  • Swahili: “Olduvai Gorge”
  • Swedish: “Olduvai Gorge”
  • Swedish: “Olduvai”
  • Tumbuka: “Chinkhwawu cha Olduvai”
  • Turkish: “Olduvai Geçidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Олдувай”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ngoile and Meshili.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Olduvai Gorge and Kiloki Cultural Boma.

Tanzania: Must-Visit Destinations

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