Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Notes on Zanzibar and Tanzania

Jambo!

Swahili culture: mixture of Arab, Persian, Indian, African, European.
- architecture, cuisine, art, etc.

- dhow - Arab-based design of sailboat with mast and sail that rotates to catch the wind.

Dar es Salaam: "abode of peace," Arabic.
- 2.5 million people
- av income about $5 per week.
- influence from Portuguese, first Euro explorers of the African coast.
- influence from German colonial occupation.

See Tanzania's flag.
See Mt Kilimanjaro.

Kwaheri!

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