Lake Babati
Lake Babati is a lake in Tanzania known for its population of hippos. Recent droughts have led to a drop in the number of sightings of hippos, causing concern for local hoteliers.
- Body of water
- …has a surface elevation of around 1,350 metres (4,420 feet)
- …is also known as “Lake Tailwi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Babati.
Babati
BabatiPronunciation is a town in Babati Urban District of Manyara Region of Tanzania.
7 km northeast of Lake Babati
Lake Babati
- Category: lake
- Location
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Latitude
-4.26455° or 4° 15′ 52″ south
Longitude
35.72371° or 35° 43′ 25″ east
Open location code
6G7QPPPF+5F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = water
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Babati” goes by many names.
بحيرة باباتيArabic
БабатиBulgarian
ဘဘတိကန်Burmese
Llac de BabatiCatalan
Lake BabatiCebuano
巴巴蒂湖Chinese
Λίμνη ΜπαμπάτηGreek
Tafkin BabatiHausa
אגם בבטיHebrew
Harada BabatiSomali
Ziwa BabatiSwahili
БабатіUkrainian
Llyn BabatiWelsh
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