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Dar es Salaam (Arabic: Dr as-Salm, literally "The harbour of peace"), formerly

Mzizima, is Tanzanias lar!est an richest city an a re!ionally important economic centre# $t isthe capital of the Dar es Salaam %e!ion aministrati&e pro&ince an consists of three local!o&ernment areas or aministrati&e istricts: northern 'inononi, central $lala, an southern

Temee# The re!ion ha a population of ,*+, as of the official ./. census#01:pa!e: .Althou!h Dar es Salaam lost its status as the nations capital to Dooma in 23 (not completeuntil 22+), it remains the locus of the permanent central !o&ernment bureaucracy#

$n the 2th century, Mzizima ('is4ahili for "healthy to4n") 4as a coastal fishin! &illa!e on theperiphery of $nian 5cean trae routes#0.10*1 $n 6+ or 6++, Sultan Ma7i bin Sai of 8anzibarbe!an builin! a ne4 city &ery close to Mzizima0*1 an name it Dar es Salaam# The name iscommonly translate as "aboe9home of peace", base on the Arabic ar ("house"), an the

Arabic es salaam ("of peace")#0*1 Dar es Salaam fell into ecline after Ma7is eath in 63/, but4as re&i&e in 663 4hen the erman ;ast Africa ilan!a

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Dar es Salaam (an specifically the area of 5yster ?ay) is home to the popular Tin!atin!apaintin! style# The Cyumba ya sanaa ("Gouse of Art") is a 4ell-no4n cultural centre, 4orshopan shop eicate to Tanzanian art, sho4casin! an promotin! Tanzanian craftmanship#Brominent Tanzania sculptor eor!e >ilan!a has contribute to the centre some of his 4ors,incluin! ecorations of the builin!s main entrance#

ni&ersities0eit1The ni&ersity of Dar es Salaam is the olest an .n lar!est public uni&ersity in Tanzania afterni&ersity of Dooma# $t is locate in the 4estern part of the city, occupyin! ,+. acres (+#6m.) on the obser&ation hill, * m (6 mi) from the city centre# The uni&ersity has appro=imately+,// uner!rauate an .,3// post!rauate stuents#0+1

Arhi ni&ersity ha .,3 uner!rauate an + post!rauate stuents in .//9./# Theuni&ersity offers t4o-year iploma pro!rammes in the fiels of lan sur&eyin! an lanmana!ement an &aluation# A three-year iploma pro!ram in urban an rural plannin! has beenintrouce#031Muhimbili ni&ersity of Gealth an Allie Sciences has t4o campusesE Muhimbili

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note for its beautiful beaches 4ith se&eral tourist hotels, an also as the place of resience ofmany people of hi!h social status an some politicians#Sinza, 'i7itonyama, Ma!omeni, 'inononi an M4en!e are more ethnically mi=e than the areasmentione abo&e# These 4ere perhaps the earliest African suburbs to be occupie# The 4arsalso ha&e the most prosperous business climate outsie of the central business istrict, 4ithmany shops, bars, restaurants an ine=pensi&e hotels locate here#'imara an Mbezi >ouis are hilly, mostly upper class, suburbs far from the city# Due to theistance from the city center, it is Fuieter, 4ith cooler 4eather#Manzese, Tanale, M4ananyamala-'isi4ani an 'i!o!o are consiere lo4-incomenei!hborhoos characterize by poor settlement plannin!, lo4 Fuality housin! an socialser&ices#