Blocks Making

Blocks Making is in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. Blocks Making is situated near the town hall A2 Hall, as well as near the marketplace Carpentery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Muhimbili National Hospital and St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Dar es Salaam.

Muhimbili National Hospital

Hospital

Muhimbili National Hospital is a 1500-bed public teaching hospital located in Upanga West ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. It is the national referral hospital as well as academic and research facility for the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Muhimbili National Hospital is situated 2½ km northeast of Blocks Making.

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 4 km east of Blocks Making.

Dar es Salaam station (TAZARA)

Railway station

Photo: string bass dave, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dar es Salaam station (TAZARA) is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km south of Blocks Making.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mwananyamala and Dar es Salaam.

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 3 km north of Blocks Making.

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.

Blocks Making

Type: Industry
Location: Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-6.81637° or 6° 48′ 59″ south

Longitude

39.25194° or 39° 15′ 7″ east

Open location code

6G5X57M2+FQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 370696107

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: A2 Hall and Carpentery.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: AL-HAH Shop and M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Tigo Pesa.

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