Showing posts with label Tanzania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tanzania. Show all posts

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Ngorongoro Conservation Area.Tanzania.



This area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. It was established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai people practicing traditional livestock grazing, which includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest caldera. The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles and other animals into the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early hominid footprints dating back 3.6 million years
Thank you Yang Yang Hong for this appealing and classy site card.
Date of Inscription: 1979
Ref: 39bis
2013 Stamp-Ceremonial Costumes of Tanzania - Kuria lady from Mara
2010 Stamp- Wild Animals of Africa

Monday, 8 May 2017

Stone Town of Zanzibar, Tanzania.


Located on a promontory jutting out from the western side of Unguja island into the Indian Ocean, the Stone Town of Zanzibar is an outstanding example of a Swahili trading town. This type of town developed on the coast of East Africa, further expanded   under Arab, Indian, and European influences, but retained its indigenous elements, to form an urban cultural unit unique to this region.
Thank you Abbas for this card along with Dar  Es Salaam, Tanzania card.
2011 Stamp- Tourist Attractions - Self Adhesive Stamps-Giraffes Cross Road in Serengeti Nanl Park.
Date of Inscription: 2000
Ref: 173 rev

Friday, 5 May 2017

Serengeti National Park, United Republic of Tanzania.


In the vast plains of Serengeti National Park, comprising 1.5 million hectares of savanna, the annual migration of two million wild beasts plus hundreds of thousands of gazelles and zebras - followed by their predators in their annual migration in search of pasture and water – is one of the most impressive nature spectacles in the world. The biological diversity of the park is very high with at least four globally threatened or endangered animal species: black rhinoceros, elephant, wild dog, lions,leopard and cheetah
This card was sent by  Abbas through  his Tanzanian friend, Meddie Mahayu. This is my first ever UNESCO card from Tanzania.
and greatful to Abbas for sending 6 UNESCO cards even before he chose site cards from me.Very nice and rare gesture. Thank you Abbas for this fascinating card with beautiful cancellation and stamps.
2011 Tourist Attractions - Self Adhesive Stamps-Giraffes Cross Road in Serengeti Nanl Park.
Date of Inscription: 1981
Ref: 156