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Location of the Rukwa Valley

The Rukwa Valley is a valley located in Rukwa Region, Songwe Region and Katavi Region in southwestern Tanzania. The valley is a part of the Great Rift Valley.[1] Sparsely populated because of its harsh environment,[2] its grassland biodiversity includes thousands of species.

  1. ^ Yanda, Benjamin Chad; University of Wyoming. Dept. of Geography (2004- ) (2007). A political ecology of land use change and natural resource conflict in the Rukwa Valley, southwestern Tanzania. ProQuest. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-0-549-26383-8. Retrieved 31 March 2012.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Chambers's Journal. W & R Chambers. 1954. pp. 157–8. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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