Levolosi
Levolosi is an administrative ward in the Arusha District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania.
Levolosi is an administrative ward in the Arusha District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. Levolosi means "middle" in the Maasai language word olevolos. Levolosi is one of 19 urban administrative wards in the municipality. The ward is bordered by Ngarenaro ward to the west, Kaloleni ward to the northeast, Kati ward to the southeast and, Unga L.T.D ward to the south. The ward covers an area of 1.148 square kilometers. The ward is home to some one of the largest hospitals, markets and transportation hubs in the city. Levolosi is home to the Levolosi cemetery, one of the oldest in the city located next to Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 8,838.
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Worth seeing in and around Levolosi
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Same
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Same is a diocese located in the Same District in the ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania.
1.4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 02Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium
Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kaloleni ward of Arusha in Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is named after the Tanzanian cleric, politician and poet Kaluta Amri Abeid and is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue for Arusha FC. The stadium was the host of the 2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, the first American football game played on the continent of Africa.
400 m · building in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 03The Arusha Hotel
The Arusha Hotel is a four-star hotel located in Arusha, Northern Tanzania. Built in 1894, it is one of the oldest hotels in East Africa.
1.4 km · building in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 04Arusha Declaration Monument
The Arusha Declaration Monument is a landmark monument located in Kati ward in Arusha, Tanzania. It was unveiled in 1977 by the nation's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party to commemorate ten years of the Arusha Declaration.
600 m · monument in Arusha, Tanzania · Wikipedia - 05Mount Meru University
Mount Meru University is a private university in Arusha, Tanzania. It was founded in 1962 as International Baptist Theological Seminary of Eastern Africa.
9.4 km · University · Wikipedia - 06Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre
The Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre is located in Arusha, Tanzania. It is a place where art and artifacts from the past and present of Tanzania and other East African countries can be viewed in a single compound.
2.9 km · heritage centre in Arusha, Tanzania · Wikipedia - 07Eastern and Southern African Management Institute
Eastern and Southern African Management Institute, or ESAMI is a diplomatic regional management development institute owned by various governments in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Established in 1980, the Institute has its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
5.5 km · regional management institute established in 1980 · Wikipedia
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Getting to Levolosi
- Airports
- Kilimanjaro (JRO), 44 km · Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), 230 km
- Stations
- Arusha Airport, 6.7 km
- Arusha → Levolosi1 km · quickest by road, 4 min · TSh80–110
- Zanzibar → Levolosi417 km · quickest by air, 5h 48m · TSh157,880–243,170
- Mwanza → Levolosi431 km · quickest by air, 5h 54m · TSh169,680–261,460
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No local-transport research exists yet for Levolosi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Levolosi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe main mode of public transport is "daladala", the ubiquitous minibuses which ply their trade on all the main routes in town.
- Get aroundYou should have some experience in off-road driving (e.g.
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