From is two-lane streets, the dramatic crater of\u00a0Mount Meru<\/strong>\u00a0stands over the town like a majestic sentinel, it\u2019s crater strewn with thick clouds, it\u2019s slopes dark with verdant forest. Arusha\u2019s ideal location near the major national parks and its highland setting make it a peaceful idyll of relaxation before the start of an exciting journey.<\/p>\n

Arusha City<\/strong>\u00a0was built by the Germans as a Centre of colonial administration in the early The 20th century, Arusha was a sleepy town with a garrison stationed at the old boma and a few shops around a grassy roundabout. From its backwater status amidst the farmlands and plantations of northern Tanzania, today Arusha is one of the country\u2019s most prosperous towns.<\/p>\n

Arusha City<\/strong>\u00a0is a major international diplomatic hub. The city hosts and is regarded as the de facto capital of the\u00a0East African Community. Since 1994, the city has also hosted the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. It is a multicultural city with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds: indigenous Bantu, Arab-Tanzanian and Indian-Tanzanian population, plus small White European and white American minority population. Religions of the Arusha population are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu.<\/p>\n

The current site of\u00a0Arusha city<\/strong>\u00a0was first settled in The 1830s by the agro-pastoral Arusha Maasai from the Arusha Chini community, south of\u00a0Mount Kilimanjaro<\/strong>. They traded grains, honey, beer, and tobacco with the pastoral Kisongo\u00a0Maasai<\/strong>\u00a0in exchange for livestock, milk, meat, and skins. Demand for Arusha\u2019s foodstuffs increased substantially during the 1860s when the Pangani\u00a0 Valley trade route was extended through Old Moshi, Arusha, and ultimately to western Kenya. Although it was not yet a town, it was a regional center and had a number of urban features.<\/p>\n

Despite its proximity to the equator,\u00a0Arusha city<\/strong>\u00a0elevation of 1,400 meters (4,600 ft) on the southern slopes of Mount Meru\u00a0keeps temperatures relatively low and alleviates humidity. Cool dry air is prevalent for much of the year. The temperature ranges between 13 and 30 degrees Celsius with an average of around 25 degrees. It has distinct wet and dry seasons and experiences an eastern prevailing wind from the Indian Ocean, a couple of hundred miles east.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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