Lugalo

Lugalo is a village in near which in 1891 was the site of a battle in which a German colonial military force under Emil von Zelewski was decisively defeated and almost annihilated by the Hehe army of Chief Mkwawa.
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Latitude
-7.74637° or 7° 44′ 47″ south
Longitude
35.86851° or 35° 52′ 7″ east
Open location code
6G4Q7V39+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swahili—“Lugalo” goes by many names.
LugaloDanish
LugaloDutch
LugaloIrish
ルガオJapanese
LugaloSwahili

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