Kigamboni Naval Base

Kigamboni Naval Base
Kituo cha Jeshi la Wanamaji Kigamboni  (Swahili)
Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania

Aerial view of Dar es Salaam, with Kigamboni across the creek
Kigamboni NB
Coordinates 6°49′47.2″S 39°18′7.6″E / 6.829778°S 39.302111°E / -6.829778; 39.302111
Type Naval base
Site information
Owner Tanzania Naval Command
Website www.navy.mil.tz
Site history
Built 1970

The Kigamboni Naval Base is a naval base in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

History

The base was built with assistance from China.[1][2] President Julius Nyerere laid the foundation stone on 6 May 1970.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Michael G. Brooks, Kendall D. Gott. Security Assistance, U.S. and International Historical Perspectives: Proceedings of the Combat Studies Institute 2006 Military History Symposium. Government Printing Office. pp. 278–. ISBN 978-0-16-087349-2.
  2. ↑ Raj Narain Misra (1986). Indian Ocean and India's Security. Mittal Publications. pp. 134–. GGKEY:CCJCT3CW16S.
  3. ↑ Alaba Ogunsanwo (1974). China's Policy in Africa, 1958-71. Cambridge University Press. pp. 251–. ISBN 978-0-521-20126-1.


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