Uhuru Monument
| Mnara wa Uhuru (Swahili) | |
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  Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates | 6°49′5.6″S 39°16′46.4″E / 6.818222°S 39.279556°E |
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| 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]
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A "sold" sign placed by activists to protest land grabs.
See also
References
- ↑ 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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