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Mahale Mountains is one of the National Parks of Tanzania. The country of Tanzania is famous for its game parks. Mahale Mountains is locally known as Nkungwe.
Mahale Mountains National Park is situated near the Tanzanian border with Congo. The park is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika. The area is one of the most remote locations in the country. The Mahale National Park is reached by air. Only helicopters and small aircraft may land in the area. The Mahale Mountains is the habitat of a large number of chimpanzees. The chimpanzees are acclimatized to human contact. The Mahale National Park in Tanzania is home to the last of the remaining wild chimpanzees. The chimpanzees could be spotted high up in the trees.
The local name of Mahale Mountains National Park is Nkungwe. Nkungwe is the largest mountain in the National Park. The altitude of Nkungwe mountain is 2,460 meters or 8,069 feet. The mountain peak is the highest among the mountains that constitute the Mahale mountain range. The total area of Mahale Mountains National Park is 1,613 square kilometer or 623 square miles. The best season for visiting Mahale National Park is the dry season. The dry season starts in the month of May and continues up to October.
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