Malawi also known as ‘’the warm heart of Africa’’ has different mountains of which Dedza, Kasungu and Mulanje are just some of the mountains that found in some parts of Malawi.
All these listed mountains cover a reasonable area in the districts they belong. Amongst the mountains in Malawi, mountain of Mulanje is the utmost of all.
It is located in southern region of Malawi actually in Mulanje district and covers almost 640000 hectares.
Besides being the largest mountain having the highest peak (3000M high), it possesses some features that easily grabs most of the people’s attention.
It also plays a major role in the survival of people around it.
Mount Mulanje has also been considered as the tourism centres in Malawi.
It also has well known parts that have been explained below with some photos attached to them respectively.
The places include Sapitwa, dziwe lankhalamba, Holy cave and plantations area.

The mount Mulanje has got a very topmost part which is restricted from everyone not to reach since he or she never comes back upon arrival at the place.
The place was nicknamed ‘’sapitwa’’ meaning a place not allowed by anyone to visit.
This is totally true as a good known number of people have been missed for good after paying a visit to such a part of Mulanje Mountain.
The other notable place within the mount Mulanje, is the place known as ‘’Dziwe lankhalamba’’.
This place is fully covered with water just as a dam (dziwe) where people do go and swim for pleasure.
This place is as beautiful as the photo below shows; and most of the visitors like this place so much.
Water from this place goes down Mulanje mountain and reaches the river likhubula.
With the beauty of this place, many tourists are attracted to such a place.
The photo attached below shows part of the dziwe lankhalamba.

The other place on Mulanje mountain is the ‘’HOLY CAVE’’.
This place is named so just because people go and worship God especially Christians.
The place has a very big stone which was caved to the extent that it accommodates a very big number of people with a maximum of 70 people.
When it comes to the rainy season, people do not get scared with it since not water get into it and even a single rain drop.
People enjoy the place and have their prayers through the night.
To some point, some people chose to spend a period of longer than a month. Most of the tourists come to Malawi and pay a visit to this side of mount Mulanje.
The place is so good so to say. The photo below shows part of it, actually the photo was taken at a backside of it.

Around Mulanje Mountain, there is a very big plantation farming that usually takes place.
The farming involves the growing of tea, exotic trees and pineapples.
The mountain has got a very good number of favourable conditions for successful farming.
The conditions include climate and soil.
Most of the people get job opportunities that enables them to earn a living for their families.
The photo attached below shows some of the planted trees and tea.
mention the few including pineapples. People do earn a living just by selling such fruits to meet their daily problems.

Last but one, Mulanje mountain has been regarded as the source of traditional medicines for local Malawians doctors who depend on trees and any other vegetation from the mountain.

In conclusion, the Mountain is a major source of various things such as rivers, tourism sites, fruits, timber production and as well as employment since people get employed in as far as security issue is concerned. Therefore, it is good to know this since knowledge is power, those are just some of the facts about the mount Mulanje here in Malawi.

Malawi ndi dziko lomwe limadziwikanso ndidzina loti pamtima pa Afilika.
Dziko la Malawi lili ndi zachilengedwe zochuluka monga mapili. Dadza, Kasungu komanso phiri la Mulanje ndi ena mwa mapili m’dziko lino la Malawi omwe amapezeka mmadera osiyana motengera ndi mmaboma omwe ali.
Mwa mapiri omwe alimuno mmalawi, phiri la mulanje ndilomwe lili lalikulu koposa.
Lili mchigawo cha kummwera kwa dziko la Malawi m’boma la Mulanje.

Phiri kapena kuti gombe la Mulanje, ndilalitali kwambiri pafupifupi ma mita (meters) 30000 kupita usinkhu wake. Kupatula mmene latalikira, gombe la mulanje lilinso ndi zinthu zina zomwe zimapereka chikoka kwa anthu ambiri kuphatikizirapo anthu amayiko ena.
Kuonjezera apo, limathandizanso muzinthu zambiri kwa anthu okhala mozungulira gomberi, ngakhale omwe ali m’bomali. Mwanjira ina tinganene zoti phili la mulanje ndilimozi mwa ma dera okopera alendo m’dziko.
Phiri la mulanje lilinso ndimbari zina monga; sapitwa, dziwe lankhalamba, Holy cave ( phanga losemedwa loyera), komanso malo azaulimi (plantations areas). Zonsezi zafotokozeredwa momveka bwino munsimu.

SAPITWA

Awa ndimalo apaderadera maka chifukwa ndimalo osafikidwa ndi aliyense.
Mbiri imafotokoza zoti ndimalo amizimu omwe anthu akafikako sabwerera.
Izi ndizowona kamba kuti ena akhala akusowa nzaka za mbuyomu mpaka pano sanapezeke ndipo sadzapezekanso. Malowa alipakatikati penipeni pa phirili.

Malo omwe samafikidwa, munthu anthu akafikako samabwereranso ndi moyo.
Zoona zake zenizeni sizimaziwika kuti kaya munthu amafa kapena amakhala ndimoyo koma amangosowa.
Mwanjira ina, ndimalo ovuta kuwamvesesa.

DZIWE LA NKHALAMBA

Dziwe kapena kutanthawuza damu, ndimalo omwe aliokongora kwambiri komanso pali madzi omwe samaphwera ngakhale mvura italeka kuvumba kwa nthawi ya itali.
Madzi ake amakhala odzizira nthawi zones ndipo ndimalo akulu zedi koma alipamwamba pa phiri.
Dziwe lankhalamba ndi gwero (source) la misinje monga nsinje wa likhubura komanso misinje ina ing’onoing’ono.

Anthu ochuluka amapita kumalowa kukasangalala komanso kukajambulisa zinthunzi.
Ndimalo abwino kupita ndithu monga chithunzi chilimunsimu chikuonesera;

Zilipo zambiri zokhunzana ndi malowa koma zomwe ndafotokozazi nzina mwa izo.

HOLY CAVE

Awa ndimalo omwe anthu osiyanasiyana monga Akhristu (CHRISTIANS) amapita nkumakachita mapemphero (Malo opempherera). Mbari imozi ya malowa ndiyomwe inajambulidwa mmusimu.

AZAULIMI, MINDA YOLIMA MMPHIRI LA MULANJE

Phiri la Mulanje, lili ndi zofunika zambiri na pa nkhani yokhunzana ndi ulimi. Mwachitsanzo, nthaka ya chonde (fertile loam soil), nyengo ya bwino ya mvura komanso ndikozizira bwino.

Chifukwa cha zinthu zimenezi, mbewu monga Tea komanso Nanazi ndizina, zimakula bwino komanso kucha mwansanga.
Zomwe zimathandiza alimi komanso makampani ambri kupindura nalo phirili.
Kotero chifukwa cha ulimi omwe umachitika mphiri la Mulanje , ambiri akwanisa kupeza mwai wa ntchito zosiyanasiyan mminda imeneyo zomwe zachepesa mavuto monga umphawi komanso njara m’boma la Mulanje komanso M’dziko lino la Malawi.

IZI NDIZINA ZOKHUNZANA NDI PHIRI LA MULANJE, ZOMWE NDIZINTHU ZOFUNIKA KUZIZIWA POZINDIKIRA KUTI KUSADZIWA NDIKUFA KOMWE. KOTERO PHIRI LA MULANJE LIMABWERESA PHINDU LALIKULU MOYEREKEZA NDIMAPIRI ENA MUNO M’MALAWI.
KOMANSO ABALE OCHOKERA MMAYIKO ENA AMAPEZA KUTHEKERA KOZASANGALALA MPHIRILI.