The Tazara Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. The single-track railway is 1,860 km (1,160 mi) long and is operated by the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA).
The Tazara locomotive passing through the Selous Game Reserve
The bridge crossing on the Tazara Railway in Zambia in 2009
The Tazara Railway Station in Dar es Salaam
Locomotive on the TAZARA at the Kapiri Mposhi Station in 2012
The Port of Dar es Salaam is the principal port serving Tanzania located in Kurasini ward of Temeke District of Dar es Salaam Region. The port is one of three ocean ports in the country and handles over 90% of the country's cargo traffic. According to the International Association of Ports and Harbors, it is the fourth largest port on the African continent's Indian Ocean coastline after Durban, Mombasa and Maputo. The port acts as a gateway for commerce and trade for Tanzania and numerous bordering landlocked states.
An aerial view of The Port of Dar es Salaam.
Image of the Port of Dar es Salaam from the book Von Unseren Kolonien by Ottomar Beta in the year 1908
The Port of Dar es Salaam Lighthouse in south east of Kivukoni
An aerial view of Dar es Salaam Port.
