Uhuru Monument

Uhuru Monument
Mnara wa Uhuru  (Swahili)
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates 6°49′06″S 39°16′46″E / 6.8182°S 39.2795°E / -6.8182; 39.2795Coordinates: 6°49′06″S 39°16′46″E / 6.8182°S 39.2795°E / -6.8182; 39.2795
Location Mnazi Mmoja Park,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dedicated to Tanzania's independence

The Uhuru Monument (also known as Uhuru Torch Monument) is a landmark monument and tourist attraction in Dar es Salaam, 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]

See also

References

  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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