Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain at 5,895 meters.
Kilimanjaro is a volcanic massif in northeastern Tanzania, near the border with Kenya. Its highest point, Uhuru Peak on the Kibo cone, rises to 5,895 meters above sea level. The mountain has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. Kibo is dormant, while Mawenzi and Shira are extinct.
The mountain stands alone above the surrounding plains rather than forming part of a long mountain range. Its great elevation creates several ecological zones, from cultivated foothills and rainforest to heath, alpine desert, and a cold summit environment.
Hans Meyer, a German geographer, and Ludwig Purtscheller, an Austrian mountaineer, made the first recorded ascent of Kibo in 1889, accompanied by the Tanzanian guide Yohanas Kinyala Lauwo. Kilimanjaro National Park was established in 1973, and the mountain became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.