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On August 7 between 10:30 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. local time (3:30–3:40 a.m. EDT), suicide bombers in trucks loaded with explosives parked outside the embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, and almost simultaneously detonated. [16] A total of 213 people were killed in the Nairobi blast, while 11 were killed in Dar es Salaam. [17]
The Saint Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is a Gothic church located in Sokoine Drive, facing the harbour, close to the White Fathers' House. It was built by the Germans between 1897 and 1902 [1] and consecrated as a Catholic church in 1905. [2]
Dar es Salaam became the location where many popular African music styles were integrated, spurring the rise of the rap and hip hop culture in Dar es Salaam. [1] President Nyerere opposed television during his time as head of Tanzanian government because he believed that it would widen the gap between the rich and poor citizens of his country. [2]
St. Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral in Dar es Salaam. The Christian population is largely composed of Roman Catholics and Protestants. Among the latter, the large number of Lutherans and Moravians point to the German past of the country while the number of Anglicans point to the British history of Tanganyika. All of them have had some influence ...
In classical Islamic law, there are three major divisions of the world which are dar al-Islam (lit. territory of Islam), denoting regions where Islamic law prevails, [1] dar al-sulh (lit. territory of treaty) denoting non-Islamic lands which are at peace or have an armistice with a Muslim government, [2] and dar al-harb (lit. territory of war), denoting lands that share a border with dar al ...
The Port of Dar es Salaam (Bandari ya Dar es Salaam, in Swahili) is the principal port serving Tanzania located in Kurasini ward of Temeke District of Dar es Salaam Region. [7] [8] The port is one of three ocean ports in the country and handles over 90% of the country's cargo traffic. [2]
[15] [16] An estimated 1 out of 20 residents in the capital Dar es Salaam and 1 in 3 sex workers are infected with the HIV virus. [17] Nationally, 28% of sex workers [18] and 4.7% of all adults are infected. [19] Reports show that an increase in the number of cases of HIV and AIDS are growing at an alarming rate in Zanzibar. This is thought to ...
The British high commission in Dar es Salaam (Swahili: Ubalozi wa Uingereza) is the diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Tanzania. It is located on Hamburg Avenue in the Ilala District. The current British high commissioner to Tanzania is David Concar since August 2020. [1]