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Sibiti River

The Sibiti River is a seventy-five-kilometre waterway which connects Lake Eyasi and Lake Kitangiri, forming a natural border between Singida Region and Simiyu Region In northcentral Tanzania.

The Sibiti River has one tributary, The Semu River. The Sibiti River belongs to a rather dense Basin which includes Lake Eyasi, and several rivers entering Lake Kitangiri, including:

* Cheli River
* Mpiringa River
* Mwaru River
* Mhawala River
* Nyahua River
* Chona River
:* Kapatu River

Sibiti River in History

  • A Bantu-speaking people, The Nyiramba, crossed the Sibiti River while looking for pacific lands. Some of their anecdotes highlight the marshy nature of the area around the Sibiti River.
  • Some archaeological remains have been found near lake Eyasi by a German Expedition in the 1930s.

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