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Dar es SalaamLargest city (pop., 1995 est.: 1,747,000), capital, and major port of Tanzania. Founded in 1862 by the sultan of Zanzibar, it came under the German East Africa Co. in 1887. It served as the capital of German East Africa (1891–1916), of Tanganyika (1961–64), and subsequently of Tanzania. It is an industrial centre, and its harbour is the major outlet for Tanzania's agricultural and mineral exports. It is the site of the University of Dar es Salaam (1961). |
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14-19 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, reported The Living Church magazine. In the United Republic of Tanzania, youth from Dar es Salaam have created a local hip-hop industry known as Bongo Flava, which dominates the local television channels and has also gained enormous popularity in neighbouring Kenya. In 1966 Chinese advisors and equipment began arriving in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam to compete directly with Canadian (read western) influence, and soon the mission itself became a mini Cold War. |
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