Uhuru Monument
Mnara wa Uhuru(Swahili) | |
 Uhuru monument during the day time. | |
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| 6°49′06″S39°16′46″E/ 6.8182°S 39.2795°E | |
| Location | Junction of Bibi Titi Mohammed Street, Uhuru Street and Lumumba Street, Mnazi Mmoja Park, Mchafukogeward,Ilala District Dar es Salaam,EastTanzania. |
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| Dedicated to | Tanzania's independence |
TheUhuru Monument(also known asUhuru Torch Monument) is a landmarkmonumentand tourist attraction located inMchafukogeward ofIlala DistrictinDar es Salaam Region,Tanzania.[1]It is a whiteobeliskwith a replica of theUhuru Torchmounted at its top.[2]It is located at the Mnazi Mmoja Park in the city centre and is partly fenced.[3]
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A "sold" sign placed by activists to protest land grabs during the day time. -
Uhuru Monument - Tanganyika Independence stamps 1962 (2'50 shilling stamp)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Ronald Aminzade (31 October 2013).Race, Nation, and Citizenship in Post-Colonial Africa: The Case of Tanzania.Cambridge University Press. pp. 126–.ISBN978-1-107-04438-8.
- ^Insight Guides (15 December 2013).Insight Guides: Tanzania & Zanzibar.APA. pp. 288–.ISBN978-1-78005-690-6.
- ^Patrick A. Desplat; Dorothea E. Schulz (March 2014).Prayer in the City: The Making of Muslim Sacred Places and Urban Life.transcript Verlag. pp. 162–.ISBN978-3-8394-1945-8.
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