 Swahili house in Ujiji | |
  Shown within Tanzania | |
| Location | Kigoma-Ujiji District, Kigoma Region,  Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 4°54′40″S 29°40′30″E / 4.91111°S 29.67500°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 18th Century |
| Cultures | Manyema, Jiji, Ha, Swahili and Arab |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Endangered |
| Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
| Management | Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1] |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Swahili |
| Official name | Ujiji Historic Town |
| Type | Cultural |
Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania and is located in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region.[2] Originally a Swahili settlement and then an Arab slave trading post by the mid-nineteenth century nominally under the Sultanate of Zanzibar,[3] the town is the oldest in western Tanzania. In 1900, the population was estimated at 10,000 and in 1967 about 41,000.[4] The site is a registered National Historic Site.[5]
- ^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
- ^ Takwa, Esther (2023-04-13). "Ujiji, a port with historical significance - Daily News". Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ Bennett, Norman Robert (1961). "The Arab power of Tanganyika in the nineteenth century". Boston University. hdl:2144/10700. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Brown, Beverly Bolser. UJIJI: THE HISTORY OF A LAKESIDE TOWN, C. 1800--1914. Boston University Graduate School, 1973.
- ^ "Antiquities Sites" (PDF). Retrieved 21 August 2022.