Dar es salaam city- Tanzania

With the population of about 5,500,000 people, Dar es Salaam is with no doubt the largest city in Tanzania resting next to the Indian Ocean. The known today Dar es Salaam comes with a hidden beauty of affection and experiences.
Both Arabs and European Colonialist fell in love with this city which was then called Mzizima to mean ‘ a healthy town’ because of its large harbor which served as a point of business to transport slaves and raw materials.
Sultan Majid bin Said,the Sultan of Zanzibar from Oman changed the name Mzizima to Darussalaam, meaning ‘’The Haven of Peace back in 18th century.( In Swahili this translates to ‘‘bandari ya salaam’’.) Majid had planned to make Darussalam the east African business center but his dreams came to an end when he died in 1870.
Albert Roscher a Germany who had arrived in Dar es Salaam in 1859, decided to build a station that would connect this city with other many potential cities for easy transportation in1887. With infrastructure in place, the city served as German administrative and commercial center in East Africa (Deutch Ost Africa). German colonial rule came to an end in Tanzania after the Second World War and the country was from there on under British rule but Dar es Salaam continued to serve as a commercial center of the territory.
Before Arabs and Colonialist came to Tanzania, Dar es salaam was inhibited by two tribes, namely Wazaramo(Zaramo) and Wandengereko(Ndengereko). During Arab time,people migrated from other parts of Tanzania to Dar es salaam for business reason as it then served as a trade center. During Germany Colonial time people found themselves in Dar es Salaam by force as they were brought as slaves on transit and those who were too weak in the market to interest buyers were left to engage in plantation activities.
Today Dar es Salaam is a city of diversity and probably the only city in Tanzania where one can find large numbers of tribes from all over Tanzania. Currently people migrate to Dar es Salaam form villages and other regions hoping to find better job opportunities. A large number of people from Asia, Europe, and other places have as well settled in Dar es Salaam for various reasons.
With no doubt Dar es Salaam is a beautiful city with multiple culture diversity, surrounded by beautiful sandy beaches and an interesting historical background from Arabs, Germans and finally British influence.
While in Dar-es-Salaam one can visit the seaport, Kariakoo (old market area), Best Hotel (built in1920's), Kaiserhof Hotel (now New Africa Hotel) and Sixty years old German building located at the junction of the Sokoine Drive and Azikiwe Street.
NATIONAL MUSEUM: At the National Museum you will see fossils from Oldupai Gorge, Mkwawa's cranium, handicrafts and many other things obtained from all over Tanzania.
The VILLAGE MUSEUM is also located inside the National Museum. The Village Museum depicts different styles of traditional housing from various regions.
THE OLD CHURCHES: You will also see one of the earliest Christian Churches built by Germans missionaries in the country, the Azania Front.