Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Dar es Salaam, Dar Es Salaam Region

Dar es Salaam War Cemetery now contains 1,764 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 60 of them unidentified, and 41 from the Second World War, 7 of them unidentified. The 112 war graves of other nationalities, the majority of them Belgian and German, all date from the First World War. The cemetery also contains the DAR ES SALAAM HINDU CREMATION MEMORIAL which commemorates 14 Indian servicemen whose remains were cremated in accordance with their faith. The DAR ES SALAAM BRITISH AND INDIAN MEMORIAL which stands within Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, commemorates by name more than 1,500 officers and men who died in East Africa during and after January 1917 (the advance to the Rufiji river) who have no known grave. The memorial was moved from a site elsewhere in the township and re-sited in Memorial Garden A. The earlier casualties are commemorated by a similar memorial at Nairobi, Kenya.

'Culture is rooted in people; people who are beautiful, and people who create art; Art that not only pleases the eye, But stays with the soul. Forever' Tanzania Centre for Cultural Heritage (TCCH) is an honest effort to preserve and promote art and craft created by people of Tanzania.Be it Makonde - the wood sculpture art or Tinga Tinga Paintings or even the Maasai Bead Art, there is lot more!!

Nafasi Art Space is a leading contemporary art centre and creative hub in Dar es Salaam where visual and performing artists create, exchange, exhibit and perform. A thriving artistic ecosystem of studio, exhibition and performance spaces, Nafasi gives art lovers a place to experience and appreciate arts and culture through regular events including exhibitions, film screenings, concerts & more. Nafasi has a gallery space, bar, and cafe. The organisation supports and promotes artists by offering workshops, residencies, and a platform for selling and marketing artwork. You can also follow us on facebook, Instagram and Twitter.