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Dr. Livingstone’s Tembe
Historic building constructed in 1857 featured with flat roof and deep maroon color. Used as Livingstone residence house in 1871 and later Henry Stanley for three months. Currently operates as Memorial Museum of Dr. David Livingstone and with some…
Tags: Bagamoyo Catholic Museum
Katuruka Heritage Site
This site preserves the oldest-known iron-smelting furnace in east, central and southern Africa from 500 BC.The site itself is essentially with old bricks and shrines to King Rugomora dates between 1650–1675 AD
Mikindani Old Town Conservation Area
Mikindani is the most fascinating old town in southern Tanzania with winding streets and interesting blend of thatched mud houses and coral stones influenced by both Swahili and foreign architectures. Mikindani was the home for traders dating back to…
Kalenga Museum
Kalenga museum is about 15km from Iringa on the road to Ruaha National Park. This tiny museum in nearby Kalenga – the former Hehe capital – contains the skull, personal effects and other relics of Chief Mkwawa. It was here that he committed suicide…
Tags: claimate change, ethnography, historical, Museum
Tongoni Ruins
The Tongoni Ruins are found About 20km south of Tanga and just off the coastal road, They include the crumbling remains of a mosque and about 20 overgrown Shirazi pillar-style tombs, the largest collection of such tombs on the East African coast. The…
Ruins of Kilwa KIsiwani and Songo Mnara
Since 14th to 15th century, Kilwa was the centre in the southern coast controlling the maritime trade routes to the ancient world, traders, merchants and scholars travelled from middle east, India and Europe, supplied the wealth coming from trade…
Tags: World Heritage Sites
Kilwa Gereza (Fort)
Kilwa Gereza (Fort) found at the shoes of Kilwa Kisiwani, fist constructed by the Portuguese in 15000 and later by the Omans.l
Tags: Fort, World Heritage Sites