Liuli
Liuli, formerly known as Sphinx Hafen, is a settlement on the Tanzanian shore of Lake Malawi in the Mbinga District of Ruvuma province. It is notable for being the site of the first naval action of World War I.
- Type: Village with 13,100 residents
- Description: town and ward in Ruvuma Region, Tanzania
- Historically known as: “Sphinx Hafen”
Liuli
- Categories: human settlement, ward of Tanzania, and locality
- Location: Ruvuma, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-11.10183° or 11° 6′ 7″ south
Longitude
34.64771° or 34° 38′ 52″ east
Population
13,100
Elevation
476 metres (1,562 feet)
Open location code
5GWPVJXX+73
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swahili—“Liuli” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Liuli”
- Dutch: “Liuli”
- German: “Liuli”
- German: “Schlacht von Sphinxhafen”
- German: “Sphinxhafen”
- Irish: “Liuli”
- Swahili: “Liuli”
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