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Uhuru Monument

Coordinates: 6°49′06″S 39°16′46″E / 6.8182°S 39.2795°E / -6.8182; 39.2795
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Uhuru Monument
Mnara wa Uhuru (Swahili)
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6°49′06″S 39°16′46″E / 6.8182°S 39.2795°E / -6.8182; 39.2795
LocationMnazi Mmoja Park,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dedicated toTanzania'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.