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Newest Review: ... $6,000 a month for a three to four bedroom house! Unbelievable.... Driving in Dar Es Salaam is a challenge, to say the least. It drives me up the wall. The infrastructure is not so good, but manageable. I can handle pot holes and dirt roads. It is the other drivers which are abysmal. Many have not passed their tests and have no idea about right of way. I can be waiting at a junction and one car comes up on my inside and another on my outside, and we are all turning the same way, they have completely blocked the roads. Traffic lights, drivers do not see them, or have some sort of weird colour blindness! Mini buses just stop where they wan... more

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Life In Dar Es Salaam (1157 words)
by - written on 11/08/09 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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I have lived in Dar Es Salaam for two years now. It is a huge city in Tanzania, East Africa, which lies next to the Indian Ocean. Dar Es Salaam means 'House of Peace' in Arabic. Dar Es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania, but it is not the Capital, Dodoma is. It has a population of almost 3 million, which is ever growing due to mass urbanisation, and is considered the primary city where government resides. The Tanzanian people are very friendly. The national language is Kiswalhili. The city has a massive natural habour. As you drive along the coast, you can see all the huge tankers and freight ships waiting, in line for many days, to off load ... Read the complete review

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