Ujiji

Ujiji
Swahili house in Ujiji
Ujiji is located in Tanzania
Ujiji
Shown within Tanzania
LocationKigoma-Ujiji District,
Kigoma Region,
 Tanzania
Coordinates4°54′40″S 29°40′30″E / 4.91111°S 29.67500°E / -4.91111; 29.67500
TypeSettlement
History
Founded18th Century
CulturesManyema, Jiji, Ha, Swahili and Arab
Site notes
ConditionEndangered
OwnershipTanzanian Government
ManagementAntiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]
Architecture
Architectural stylesSwahili
Official nameUjiji Historic Town
TypeCultural

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]

  1. ^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
  2. ^ Takwa, Esther (2023-04-13). "Ujiji, a port with historical significance - Daily News". Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. ^ Bennett, Norman Robert (1961). "The Arab power of Tanganyika in the nineteenth century". Boston University. hdl:2144/10700. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  4. ^ Brown, Beverly Bolser. UJIJI: THE HISTORY OF A LAKESIDE TOWN, C. 1800--1914. Boston University Graduate School, 1973.
  5. ^ "Antiquities Sites" (PDF). Retrieved 21 August 2022.