Uhuru Monument

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Uhuru Monument
Mnara wa Uhuru  (Swahili)
Uhuru Monument 2.jpg
Uhuru monument during the day time.
Uhuru Monument is located in Tanzania
Uhuru Monument
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates6°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
LocationJunction of Bibi Titi Mohammed Street, Uhuru Street and Lumumba Street, Mnazi Mmoja Park,
Dar es Salaam, East 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]

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  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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