Baraka

Baraka stands on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika, facing the long peninsula of Ubwari. Rivers descend from the mountains to the lake here, including the Lweba to the north and the Mutambala to the south. The shore was home to Bembe, Bwari and Buyu communities. Bembe oral tradition remembers people descending from the highlands to fish and to use the beaches for rituals; the lake also offered a way to reach shores far beyond the peninsula.