Pemba

American  

[pem-buh] / ˈpɛm bə /

noun

1. an island near the eastern coast of equatorial Africa: formerly part of Zanzibar protectorate; now a part of Tanzania. 164,321; 380 sq. mi. (984 sq. km).

2. Formerly Pôrto Amélia. a seaport in northeastern Mozambique.

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Pemba British  

/ ˈpɛmbə /

noun

1. an island in the Indian Ocean, off the E coast of Africa north of Zanzibar: part of Tanzania; produces most of the world's cloves. Chief town: Chake Chake. Pop: 362 166 (2002). Area: 984 sq km (380 sq miles)

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Pemba

When a wall of icy debris from a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border tore through his village last week, Pemba Chhring Tamang watched the landscape he had known all his life disappear.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Many have described Kili Pemba as humble and deeply committed in serving his clients.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Kili Pemba, 46, had just earned the coveted mountaineering Grand Slam after completing his last of the 14 highest peaks, also known as eight-thousanders, in early July.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Authorities have told organizers in Cabo Delgado’s cities of Montepuez and Pemba that marches may be allowed on another day when public emotions have calmed down.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023

Woodall called Patrick Conroy, the Base Camp radio operator, to report that he was on the summit with Pemba and that O’Dowd would be on top in fifteen minutes with Ang Dorje and Jangbu.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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