Askari Monument

The Askari Monument or Dar es Salaam African Memorial in Kivukoni Ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is a memorial to the askari who fought in the British campaign against German forces in East Africa in World War I.

Photo: Moongateclimber, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Dar es Salaam and White Fathers’ House.

St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Dar es Salaam

Church

Photo: alexander johmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Saint Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is a Gothic church located in Sokoine Drive, facing the harbour, close to the White Fathers' House. St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Dar es Salaam is situated 340 metres southwest of Askari Monument.

White Fathers’ House

Public building

The White Fathers' House is a historical building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is located in Sokoine Street, north-east of St. Joseph's Cathedral. It is named after the White Fathers, as the building has been the seat of their mission since 1922. White Fathers’ House is situated 240 metres south of Askari Monument.

National Museum of Tanzania

Museum

Photo: Moongateclimber, Public domain.

The National Museum of Tanzania, is a consortium of several Tanzanian museums whose purpose is to preserve and show objects from the history and natural environment of Tanzania. National Museum of Tanzania is situated 620 metres northeast of Askari Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dar es Salaam and Mwananyamala.

Dar es Salaam

Photo: Roland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dar es Salaam was founded in 1862 by Sultan Seyyid Majid of Zanzibar 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.

Mwananyamala

Locality

Mwananyamala is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is bordered to the north by Mikocheni ward and to the east by Msasani and Kinondoni. Mwananyamala is situated 4½ km northwest of Askari Monument.

Askari Monument

Type: Monument
Description: monument in Dar es Salaam
Categories: memorial, statue, and historic site
Location: Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-6.81663° or 6° 48′ 60″ south

Longitude

39.28948° or 39° 17′ 22″ east

Open location code

6G5X57MQ+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 273348341

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q3862643

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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Askari Monument” goes by many names.

French: “monument aux askaris”
French: “Monument aux askaris”
Italian: “Monumento agli askari”
Korean: “아스카리 기념물”
Polish: “Pomnik Askari”
Polish: “Pomnik Askarysów”
Spanish: “Monumento Askari”
Swahili: “Sanamu ya Askari”
Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник аскарі (Дар-ес-Салам)”
Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник аскарі”

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