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Dar es Salaam Destination Guide

Delve into Dar es Salaam in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam in the region of Tanga is a city in Tanzania - some 222 mi or ( 357 km ) East of Dodoma , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Dar es Salaam

Current time in Dar es Salaam is now 01:22 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zanzibar, Wete, Tanga, Ngambo, and Muheza. While being here, make sure to check out Zanzibar . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Dar es Salaam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mabatini

Mabatini is an administrative ward in the Mbeya Urban district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 6,602.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.28 38.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Mbeya Region, Wards of Tanzania

Pangani

Pangani is a town in northeast Tanzania that lies 45 km south of Tanga, at the mouth of the Pangani River. It is the headquarters of Pangani District. Although archaeologists have found the remains of small 15th century settlements on the bluffs just north of Pangani, the modern town came to prominence in the nineteenth century, when, under nominal Zanzibari rule, it was a major terminus of caravan routes to the deep interior.

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Located at -5.40 38.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tanga Region

Pangani River

The Pangani River (pin-gi'nee) (also called Luffu and Jipe Ruvu, especially in older sources, and probably once called Rhaptus) is a major river of northeastern Tanzania. It has two main sources: the Ruvu, which rises as Lumi at Kilimanjaro, passes through Lake Jipe, and empties into the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir - and the from west coming and mainly from Mount Meru fed Kikuletwa, that also enters into the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir.

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Located at -5.43 38.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Pangani basin, Rivers of Tanzania