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  2. Dar es Salaam | Wikipedia

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    Located on the Swahili coast, Dar es Salaam is an important economic center and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. [2] The town was founded by Majid bin Said, the first Sultan of Zanzibar, in 1865 or 1866. It was the main administrative and commercial center of German East Africa, Tanganyika, and Tanzania.

  3. Benjamin Mkapa Stadium | Wikipedia

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    Location in east Tanzania. Benjamin Mkapa Stadium also known as Tanzania National Main Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Miburani ward of Temeke District in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It opened in 2007 and was built adjacent to Uhuru Stadium, the former national stadium. It hosts major football matches such as the Tanzanian Premier ...

  4. List of ethnic groups in Tanzania | Wikipedia

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    Cushite. Bantu. The community is associated with the arts of rainmaking, despite being 99% Muslim. [3] The community associated with Agriculture and livestock keeping. Akie. Manyara Region. Simanjiro District. Khoisan. The Akie, like all other hunter-gatherer persons in Tanzania and Kenya, are sometimes referred to as "Dorobo" or "Wandorobo ...

  5. 2021 Dar es Salaam shooting | Wikipedia

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    On 25 August 2021, a gunman opened fire at two locations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [1] He initially killed two police officers at an intersection and stole the officers' rifles. He walked several hundred metres to the French embassy, where he killed another officer and a security guard. [1] The gunman also injured six other people, before ...

  6. Tanzania | Wikipedia

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    Tanzania was also aligned with China, which from 1970 to 1975 financed and helped build the 1,860-kilometre-long (1,160 mi) TAZARA Railway from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to Kapiri-Mposhi, Zambia. [64] Nonetheless, from the late 1970s, Tanzania's economy took a turn for the worse, in the context of an international economic crisis affecting both ...

  7. List of cities in Tanzania | Wikipedia

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    List of cities in Tanzania. Map of Tanzania. Dar es Salaam, largest city in Tanzania. Mwanza, Tanzania's second largest city. Dodoma, capital city of Tanzania. Zanzibar City. This is a list of cities, municipalities, and towns in Tanzania.

  8. Tanzania People's Defence Force | Wikipedia

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    The Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) (Swahili: Jeshi la Ulinzi la Wananchi wa Tanzania) is the military force of the United Republic of Tanzania. It was established in September 1964, following a mutiny by the former colonial military force, the Tanganyika Rifles. From its inception, it was ingrained in the troops of the new TPDF that ...

  9. Radio Tanzania Dar es Salaam | Wikipedia

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    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]