BAGAMOYO.
Bagamoyo which means ‘Bwaga Moyo’ or lay down your heart which is the end point slave for being waiting for transported to Zanzibar in the 18th and 19th centuries. Bagamoyo is one of the most attractive towns of Tanzania, located 70 kms to the North of Dar es Salaam at the Indian Ocean, the town combines with considerable charm the of the beach with cultural and historical heritage. Here Africa’s, Arabs, Indians and Europeans met and left their ‘footprints’. The Catholic museum in Bagamoyo tells the history of the town. The culture of the waswahili, the inhabitants of the East Africa coast is not traceable to one culture ethnic group only; it is the coincidence of difference nation and races. African tribes came into contact with Arab trades who settled at the East Africa cost. Trade and intermarriage developed its own language; the people of coastal adapted the Islam. In Bagamoyo area we find the tribe such as Wamakonde, Wazaromo, Wakwere and Wadoe. The attraction being found at Bagamoyo such as The first Catholic Church in East Africa, Baobab tree which live a 500yrs long period ago, Caravan Serai which means guest for slave, Kaole Runs. Name Kaole comes from world ‘chika chikaole’ from a local community which means lets go and see, Magic water hole, Old port. In 1860 started by Abdallah Marihbi, was a slave centre. The Germany use this place as a military base, in 1919-74 British change to |