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Dar es Salaam
(där′ es sə läm′)
seaport in Tanzania, on the Indian Ocean: pop. 1,361,000
See Dar es Salaam in American Heritage Dictionary 4
The largest city and former capital of Tanzania, in the eastern part of the country on an arm of the Indian Ocean. It was founded in 1862 by the sultan of Zanzibar. The name means “haven of peace.” Population: 2,330,000.
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