Kariakoo

Kariakoo is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipal Council of the in . ward and ward form the ward's northern and eastern boundaries.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of Tanzania and St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Dar es Salaam.

Museum
Photo: Moongateclimber, Public domain.
The , is a consortium of several museums whose purpose is to preserve and show objects from the history and natural environment of Tanzania.

Church
The Saint Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . It is a Gothic church located in Sokoine Drive, facing the harbour, close to the .

Hospital
Established in 1964, the , is a 170-bed multispecialty hospital. The provides general medical services, specialist clinics and diagnostic services.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dar es Salaam and Mwananyamala.

was founded in 1862 by Sultan Seyyid Majid of on the site of the village of Mzizima. Mzizima's history dates back to when the Barawa people started to settle and cultivate the area around Mbwa Maji, Magogoni, Mjimwema, Gezaulole, and Kibonde Maji Mbagara.

Locality
is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the in . The ward is bordered to the north by ward and to the east by and Kinondoni. is situated 4 km northwest of Kariakoo.

Kariakoo

Latitude
-6.8182° or 6° 49′ 5″ south
Longitude
39.2748° or 39° 16′ 29″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
6G5X57JF+PV
Geo­Names ID
11003937
Wiki­data ID
Q1404645
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swahili—“Kariakoo” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Kariakoo
  • Cebuano: Kariakoo
  • Chinese: 卡利亚库
  • Dutch: Kariakoo
  • Italian: Kariakoo
  • Swahili: Kariakoo

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kariakoo”. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.