Uhuru Monument

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Uhuru Monument
Mnara wa Uhuru (Swahili)
Uhuru monument during the day time.
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6°49′06″S 39°16′46″E / 6.8182°S 39.2795°E / -6.8182; 39.2795
LocationJunction of Bibi Titi Mohammed Street,
Uhuru Street and Lumumba Street, Mnazi Mmoja Park,
Mchafukoge ward, Ilala District
Dar es Salaam, East Tanzania.
Dedicated toTanzania's independence

The Uhuru Monument (also known as Uhuru Torch Monument) is a landmark monument and tourist attraction located in Mchafukoge ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania.[1] It is a white obelisk with a replica of the Uhuru Torch mounted 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.
    A "sold" sign placed by activists to protest land grabs during the day time.
  • Uhuru Monument - Tanganyika Independence stamps 1962 (2'50 shilling stamp)
    Uhuru Monument - Tanganyika Independence stamps 1962 (2'50 shilling stamp)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Ronald Aminzade (31 October 2013). Race, Nation, and Citizenship in Post-Colonial Africa: The Case of Tanzania. Cambridge University Press. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-1-107-04438-8.
  2. ^ Insight Guides (15 December 2013). Insight Guides: Tanzania & Zanzibar. APA. pp. 288–. ISBN 978-1-78005-690-6.
  3. ^ 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–. ISBN 978-3-8394-1945-8.

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