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]
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 | |
| Location | Junction of Bibi Titi Mohammed Street, Uhuru Street and Lumumba Street, Mnazi Mmoja Park, Mchafukoge ward, Ilala District Dar es Salaam, East Tanzania. |
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| Dedicated to | Tanzania's independence |
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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)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Insight Guides (15 December 2013). Insight Guides: Tanzania & Zanzibar. APA. pp. 288–. ISBN 978-1-78005-690-6.
- ^ 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–. ISBN 978-3-8394-1945-8.
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