White Fathers’ House

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.

Type: Public building
Description: building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Also known as: “Atiman House” and “White Fathers‘ House”
Address: 22 Sokoine Drive, Dar es Salaam, Ilala

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Dar es Salaam and Askari Monument.

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 130 metres southwest of White Fathers’ House.

Askari Monument

Monument

Photo: Moongateclimber, Public domain.

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. Askari Monument is situated 240 metres north of White Fathers’ House.

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 1 km northeast of White Fathers’ House.

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 5 km northwest of White Fathers’ House.

White Fathers’ House

Categories: building and government building
Location: Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-6.81875° or 6° 49′ 8″ south

Longitude

39.28902° or 39° 17′ 21″ east

Levels

Roof shape

flat

Open location code

6G5X57JQ+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 688369834

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

Wikidata ID

Q4019522

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Swahili—“White Fathers’ House” goes by many names.

Italian: “Atiman House”
Italian: “White Fathers‘ House”
Italian: “White Fathers’ House”
Swahili: “Atiman House”
Swahili: “Nyumba ya Atiman”

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