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Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania and is located in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region. Originally a Swahili settlement and then an Arab slave trading post by the mid-nineteenth century nominally under the Sultanate of Zanzibar, In 1900, the population was estimated at 10,000 and in 1967 about 41,000. The site is a registered National Historic Site.

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Locality
Ujiji
Region
Kigoma
Country
Tanzania
Population
0

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Key facts

Ancient site.type
Settlement
Ancient site.name
Ujiji
Ancient site.image
Swahili House in Kasingirima Ward, Ujiji.jpg
Ancient site.caption
Swahili house in Ujiji
Ancient site.map_type
Tanzania
Ancient site.relief
yes
Ancient site.location
Kigoma-Ujiji District, Kigoma Region,
Ancient site.built
18th Century
Ancient site.cultures
Manyema, Jiji, Ha, Swahili and Arab
Ancient site.architectural_styles
Swahili
Ancient site.condition
Endangered
Ancient site.ownership
Tanzanian Government
Ancient site.management
Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Ancient site.designation1
NHST
Ancient site.designation1_offname
Ujiji Historic Town
Ancient site.designation1_type
Cultural

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Elevation
830
Image
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Commons category
Ujiji
inception
1900-00-00
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  • History
  • Culture
  • Climate
  • Gallery
  • References
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Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania and is located in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region. Originally a Swahili settlement and then an Arab slave trading post by the mid-nineteenth century nominally under the Sultanate of Zanzibar, In 1900, the population was estimated at 10,000 and in 1967 about 41,000. The site is a registered National Historic Site.

==History==

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