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Tanzania’s army has deployed hundreds of troops to help firefighters who have been battling a blaze on Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro

Highlights

Mt. Kilimanjaro 

• It is a dormant volcano in Tanzania.
• It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira.
• It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world.
• It is the highest volcano in Africa and the Eastern Hemisphere.
• Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth.
• It is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major hiking and climbing destination.
• Its parent range is the Eastern Rift mountains.