Kigamboni Naval Base

The Kigamboni Naval Base (Kituo cha Jeshi la Wanamaji Kigamboni, in Swahili) is a naval base located in Kigamboni ward of Kigamboni District in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The base also hosts the Kigamboni Navy Health Center that is available to the public as well as Navy personnel. The base was built with assistance from China in return for international support in the global stage.^[1][2] President Julius Nyerere laid the foundation stone on 6 May 1970.^[3]

Kigamboni Naval Base
Kituo cha Jeshi la Wanamaji Kigamboni (Swahili)
Kigamboni ward, Kigamboni District, Dar es Salaam in  Tanzania
Aerial view of Dar es Salaam, with Kigamboni across the creek
Kigamboni NB
Coordinates	6°49′47.2″S 39°18′7.6″E
Type	Naval base
Site information
Owner	Tanzania Naval Command
Website	www.navy.mil.tz
Site history
Built	1970

References

1. Michael G. Brooks, Kendall D. Gott. Security Assistance, U.S. and International Historical Perspectives: Proceedings of the Combat Studies Institute 2006 Military History Symposium. Government Printing Office. pp. 278–. ISBN 978-0-16-087349-2.
2. Raj Narain Misra (1986). Indian Ocean and India's Security. Mittal Publications. pp. 134–. GGKEY:CCJCT3CW16S.
3. Alaba Ogunsanwo (1974). China's Policy in Africa, 1958-71. Cambridge University Press. pp. 251–. ISBN 978-0-521-20126-1.

External links

• Official website
• China and Tanzania conclude historic naval exercise