Mahiwa
Tanzania /
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This is a place where The famous Battle of Mahiwa ( see at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mahiwa) was fought between German and British Imperial forces in October 1917 during the First World War. The battle began when South African and Nigerian troops under Lieutenant General Jacob van Deventer engaged a column of German forces under the command of General Paul Erich von Lettow-Vorbeck at Mahiwa in German East Africa. The British forces were defeated with massive losses taking over 2,700 casualties and were forced to withdraw. The German army suffered only between 500 and 600 casualties.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 10°20'40"S 39°16'19"E
- Nyangao 3.2 km
- Kitangali 34 km
- Shimo la Mungu 67 km
- Nangwanda Secondary School 67 km
- Mbonde or Nandembo village 72 km
- Mradini 82 km
- Namajani Farming Prison 84 km
- Nanyumbu 123 km
- Nangurukuru 174 km
- TUNDURU SECONDARY SCHOOL 228 km
- Mtama 12 km
- Nanganga (Lindi) 15 km
- Rondo Nature Forest Reserve 24 km
- Tendaguru 37 km
- Masasi Airport 70 km