Chome Forest Reserve

Chome Forest Reserve is a reserve in the Pare Mountains in Tanzania.[1] It is located between the West Usambaras and the North Pare Mountains.[2] It lies in Pare District of Kilimanjaro Region.[3]

The highest altitude in the reserve has Shengena Peak.[1] It covers 14,231 hectares of various forest types.[1] Chome Forest Reserve has numerous bird species.[1] The reserve sits in the part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, nominated for the World Heritage List in 2010.[3] There is a direct climatic influence of the Indian Ocean.[3] The area has been logged for many years.[3] It is surrounded by numerous villages.[3] It harbours several types of monkey.[4]

References
  3. "Nomination documents" (PDF). www.whs.tfcg.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. Briggs, Philip (2006). Tanzania: With Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia. ISBN 9781841621531.

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