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The Coastal Circuit
This marks Tanzania's coastline of tropical palm fringed beaches. One has a chance to view underwater coral gardens. There is unlimited potential for deep sea diving and fishing.
Dar es Salaam. The metropolis on the coast. The commercial centre of Tanzania. Has one of the finest natural harbours in the world. Inhabited by more than 2 million people and serving as a melting pot where many races, cultures, and different religions live in tranquillity. The largest city on the East African coast.
Dar es Salaam was built by Sultan Seyyid Majid of Zanzibar between 1856 to 1870, who ruled the 16-km East African coastal strip. Dar es Salaam became the capital of German East Africa in 1891. Dar was also the capital of the British Administration in Tanganyika after the 1st World War. Became the capital of independent Tanzania up to 1973. It is today the de facto capital of the United Republic of Tanzania while Dodoma, in central Tanzania is the de jure capital.
Dar es Salaam has further :
An international airport known as Dar es Salaam International Airport (DIA) - DAR - Many international airlines land there.
Two important railway stations to the hinterland -
The Central Line Station - for the central line with 1,250 km from Dar es Salaam, on the Indian Ocean, to Kigoma, on Lake Tanganyika. The Central Line was built by the German administration, from 1905 to 1914.
The TAZARA Station - (Tanzania Zambia Railway) known as the Tazara line with 1,870 km from Dar es Salaam to Kapiri Mposhi (Zambia). The Tazara was built through a Chinese loan from 1970 - 1975.
Buildings representing the Arab era, the German and British colonial administration, for instance, the Old Boma, by Sultan Majid, St. Joseph Cathedral and the Lutheran Church along Sokoine Drive and the Old German Hospital along Ocean Road; and the imposing state house representing a German and British background.
Major port for connection to Europe, Asia, and a large hinterland - Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Major port for connection to Zanzibar. Several hydrofoils and ordinary vessels ... the waters between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.
Impressive places. The Askari Monument, the Museum, Nyumba ya Sanaa (House of Art) and the Makonde carvers at Mwenge.
Tanzania Tourism : The Northen Circuit » The Coastal Circuit » The Southern Circuit » The Western Circuit
Dar es Salaam. The metropolis on the coast. The commercial centre of Tanzania. Has one of the finest natural harbours in the world. Inhabited by more than 2 million people and serving as a melting pot where many races, cultures, and different religions live in tranquillity. The largest city on the East African coast.
Dar es Salaam was built by Sultan Seyyid Majid of Zanzibar between 1856 to 1870, who ruled the 16-km East African coastal strip. Dar es Salaam became the capital of German East Africa in 1891. Dar was also the capital of the British Administration in Tanganyika after the 1st World War. Became the capital of independent Tanzania up to 1973. It is today the de facto capital of the United Republic of Tanzania while Dodoma, in central Tanzania is the de jure capital.
Dar es Salaam has further :
An international airport known as Dar es Salaam International Airport (DIA) - DAR - Many international airlines land there.
Two important railway stations to the hinterland -
The Central Line Station - for the central line with 1,250 km from Dar es Salaam, on the Indian Ocean, to Kigoma, on Lake Tanganyika. The Central Line was built by the German administration, from 1905 to 1914.
The TAZARA Station - (Tanzania Zambia Railway) known as the Tazara line with 1,870 km from Dar es Salaam to Kapiri Mposhi (Zambia). The Tazara was built through a Chinese loan from 1970 - 1975.
Buildings representing the Arab era, the German and British colonial administration, for instance, the Old Boma, by Sultan Majid, St. Joseph Cathedral and the Lutheran Church along Sokoine Drive and the Old German Hospital along Ocean Road; and the imposing state house representing a German and British background.
Major port for connection to Europe, Asia, and a large hinterland - Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Major port for connection to Zanzibar. Several hydrofoils and ordinary vessels ... the waters between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.
Impressive places. The Askari Monument, the Museum, Nyumba ya Sanaa (House of Art) and the Makonde carvers at Mwenge.
Tanzania Tourism : The Northen Circuit » The Coastal Circuit » The Southern Circuit » The Western Circuit