Uhuru Monument

Uhuru Monument

Mnara wa Uhuru (Swahili)
Uhuru monument during the day time.
Location	Junction of Bibi Titi Mohammed Street, Uhuru Street and Lumumba Street, Mnazi Mmoja Park, Mchafukoge ward, Ilala District Dar es Salaam, East Tanzania.
Coordinates	6°49′06″S39°16′46″E / 6.8182°S 39.2795°E / -6.8182; 39.2795
Dedicated to	Tanzania'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]

Gallery

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  A "sold" sign placed by activists to protest land grabs during the day time.
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  Uhuru Monument - Tanganyika Independence stamps 1962 (2'50 shilling stamp)

See also

• History of Tanzania

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.

External links

• President Nyerere Buries Records On Republic Day (1965) on YouTube