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Mount Mangengenge
Mount Mangengenge
	Mount Mangengenge
Highest point
Elevation	718 m (2,356 ft)
Coordinates	4°26′15″S 15°31′26″E / 4.4375°S 15.5238°E
Geography
	Mount Mangengenge
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	Kinshasa
Parent range	Crystal Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	June 1885 by Carl Anton Mense

Mount Mangengenge is a mountain of the Democratic Republic of the Congo located southeast of Kinshasa, about ten kilometers south of the Ndjili International Airport. It is part of the Crystal Mountains range. The mountain can be reached from the outskirts of the parish of Sainte Angèle de Mérici, along a track hardly passable.

Toponymy

The name Mangengenge derives from the Lingala word kongenge, which means "shining". The mountain was first called Mabangu or Manguele.

History

In June 1885^[1] , the medical doctor Carl Anton Mense (1861–1938) was the first European to climb the mountain. To remember this historical ascent, the mountain was called "pic Mense" for almost a century.

Geography

Overlooking the plain of the Pool Malebo, it reaches an altitude of 718 metres (2,356 ft), which makes it the highest point in Kinshasa.

Religion

The path of the ascent is punctuated with crucifix sculptures with a large cross at the summit. This is because the Bishop of Kinshasa, Frederic Etsou Nzabi Bamungwabi took the initiative in 1992 to make it a spiritual place. Since then, thousands and thousands of pilgrims have climbed the peak.

Tourism

Being the highest point of Kinshasa and a rather beautiful and natural site, the mountain is also a significant tourist spot. There are about 100 foreign tourists ascending it every single month, all year round.

World Cleanup Day

A couple of participants of the World Cleanup Day^[2] collected garbage left by pilgrims and tourists for the first time in September 2019. Their aim is to keep doing it two or three times a year. They hope that other tourists and pilgrims will start doing it as well.

Gallery

The cross at the summit of Mount Mangengenge
Descent over the Malebo Pool plains

References

^ "Carl Anton Mense" (in German)..
^ "Find Your Team". worldcleanupday.org.

External links

Le Mont Mangengenge

[1] "Carl Anton Mense" (in German)..

[2] "Find Your Team". worldcleanupday.org.

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-'''Mount Mangengenge'''  is a [[mountain]] of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] located southeast of [[Kinshasa]], about ten kilometers south of the [[Ndjili International Airport]]. It is part of the [[Crystal Mountains (Africa)|Crystal Mountains]] range. The mountain can be reached from the outskirts of the parish of Sainte Angèle de Mérici, along a track hardly passable.
+'''Mount Mangengenge''' is a [[mountain]] of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] located southeast of [[Kinshasa]], about ten kilometers south of the [[Ndjili International Airport]]. It is part of the [[Crystal Mountains (Africa)|Crystal Mountains]] range. The mountain can be reached from the outskirts of the parish of Sainte Angèle de Mérici, along a track hardly passable.
+==Toponymy==
-The name ''Mangengenge'' derives from the [[Lingala]] word ''kongenge'', which means "shining". The mountain was first called ''Mabangu'' or ''Manguel'' until 1866, then ''Pic Mense'' from 1867, in honor of [[Carl Mense]] (1861—1938 ), who with [[Hans von Schwerin]], was the first European to climb the mountain.
+The name ''Mangengenge'' derives from the [[Lingala]] word ''kongenge'', which means "shining". The mountain was first called ''Mabangu'' or ''Manguele''.
+==History==
-Overlooking the plain of the [[Pool Malebo]], it reaches an altitude of 718 meters. The path of the ascent is punctuated with crucifix sculptures with  a large cross at the summit. This is because the Bishop of Kinshasa, [[Frederic Etsou Nzabi Bamungwabi]] took the initiative in 1992 to make it a spiritual place. Since, several million pilgrims have climbed the peak.
+In June 1885<ref>{{cite web|language=de |title=Carl Anton Mense |url=https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Anton_Mense}}.</ref>
-[[Image:Mont Mangengenge 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Descent over the Malebo Pool plains]]
+, the medical doctor [[Carl Anton Mense]] (1861–1938) was the first European to climb the mountain. To remember this historical ascent, the mountain was called "pic Mense" for almost a century.
-[[Image:Mont Mangengenge 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The cross at the summit of Mount Mangengenge]]
+==Geography==
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+Overlooking the plain of the [[Pool Malebo]], it reaches an altitude of {{convert|718|m|ft|0}}, which makes it the highest point in Kinshasa.
-==External links==
+==Religion==
+The path of the ascent is punctuated with crucifix sculptures with a large cross at the summit. This is because the Bishop of Kinshasa, [[Frederic Etsou Nzabi Bamungwabi]] took the initiative in 1992 to make it a spiritual place. Since then, thousands and thousands of pilgrims have climbed the peak.
-* [http://ospiti.peacelink.it/anb-bia/nr336/f05.html Le Mont Mangengenge]
+==Tourism==
-{{coord|4.4375|S|15.5238|E|source:kolossus-frwiki|display=title}}
+Being the highest point of [[Kinshasa]] and a rather beautiful and natural site, the mountain is also a significant tourist spot. There are about 100 foreign tourists ascending it every single month, all year round.
+==World Cleanup Day==
-[[Category:Kinshasa]]
+A couple of participants of the [[World Cleanup Day]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldcleanupday.org|title=Find Your Team|website=worldcleanupday.org}}</ref> collected garbage left by pilgrims and tourists for the first time in September 2019. Their aim is to keep doing it two or three times a year. They hope that other tourists and pilgrims will start doing it as well.
-[[Category:Mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Mangengenge]]
+==Gallery==
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+File:Mont Mangengenge 1.jpg|The cross at the summit of Mount Mangengenge
+File:Mont Mangengenge 3.jpg|Descent over the Malebo Pool plains
+</gallery>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+* [http://ospiti.peacelink.it/anb-bia/nr336/f05.html Le Mont Mangengenge]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Mangengenge}}
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+[[Category:Mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]