Tanzania among the Most Famous Heritage Sites Recognized by UNESCO

Every year the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) make the nominations for the new heritage sites which meet the criteria. The selections are based on the cultural significance, natural criteria (natural beauty and aesthetic significance) and the legal status attributed to sites.

Even though there are over a hundred heritage sites, Tanzania is among the famous sites recognized by UNESCO. In 2015, seven Tanzanian sites were UNESCO-designated heritage...

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

Naharnet

18 Jun

UNESCO Lists Tanzanian Reserve among Endangered Heritage Sites

Naharnet
UNESCO Lists Tanzanian Reserve among Endangered Heritage Sites
Naharnet
U.N. cultural body UNESCO on Wednesday put the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania on the list of endangered World Heritage sites because of widespread poaching. The animal population at the 50,000 square kilometers (19,000 square miles) park had ...
Poaching puts Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve on List of World Heritage in ...UNESCO.org (press release)

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11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Jun

Historical sites off Unesco danger list

Historical ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara have been removed from the world list of endangered heritage sites, it has been announced.

 

11 years ago

Michuzi

Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara RUINS removed from UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger

The World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha (Qatar) has found that management and safeguarding of the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara in the United Republic of Tanzania have improved to the point where the site can be removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger.   Located on two islands close to each other just off the Tanzanian coast about 300km south of Dar es Salaam, Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara were Swahili trading cities.  Their prosperity was based on control...

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

28 Apr

Union Is Tanzania's Most Prestigious Heritage

Union Is Tanzania's Most Prestigious Heritage
AllAfrica.com
FIFTY one years ago, in 1964, a united nation among other nations was born, a combination of two sovereign states who willingly gave up part of their freedom to form the United Republic of Tanzania. The Union between the Republic of Tanganyika and that ...

 

9 years ago

BBC

Slimani brace denies Tanzania famous win

An Islam Slimani brace helps Algeria fight back from two goals down to draw 2-2 in Tanzania in the first leg of their World Cup qualifier.

 

11 years ago

ETurboNews

10 Apr

American billionaire visits Tanzania tourist sites

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American billionaire visits Tanzania tourist sites
eTurboNews
Howard Buffett, an American billionaire, is visiting the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater for a three-day holiday after he was very much impressed by Tanzanian tourist attractions when he visited the country last month. During his last visit in the ...

 

10 years ago

Coastweek

19 Apr

Tanzania visitors board unveils nine new cultural tourism sites

Tanzania visitors board unveils nine new cultural tourism sites
Coastweek
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania has unveiled nine new cultural tourism sites across the East African nation with more than 120 major tribes, an official has said. The new cultural tourism enterprises (CTEs) are being coordinated by the Tanzania ...
Tanzania unveils nine new cultural tourism sitesGlobalPost (blog)

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10 years ago

Michuzi

SERIKALI YA TANZANIA NA UNESCO KUADHIMISHA WIKI YA UKOMBOZI WA BARA LA AFRIKA NA KUZINDUA MRADI WA NYARAKA ZA URITHI WA TANZANIA

Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania kwa kushirikiana na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa linalo shughulikia Elimu, Sayansi na Utamaduni (UNESCO) itaadhimisha Wiki ya Ukombozi wa Bara la Afrika kuanzia tarehe 25 hadi 29 Mei, 2015 kwa kufanya maonesho ya picha na kumbukumbu mbalimbali zinazoonesha na kuelezea harakati za ukombozi wa bara la Afrika pamoja na midahalo mbalimbali itakayowahusisha wasomi na baadhi wa watu mashuhuri walioshiriki katika harakati za ukombozi. Maadhimisho hayo...

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

10 Jul

Bodi ya Utalii Tanzania (TTB), yaandaa onesho la sites kufanyika ukumbi wa Mlimani City Oktoba Mosi jijini Dar

Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mwendeshaji Bodi ya Utalii Tanzania, Devotha Mdachi (kulia), akizungumza katika mkutano na waandishi wa habari Dar es Salaam jana, kuhusu Onesho la Sites litakalofanyika Oktoba Mosi hadi 3, 2015 Ukumbi wa Mlimani City. Kushoto ni Ofisa Mauzo Mkuu wa Shirika la Ndege la Ethiopia, Lima Dsilva na  Meneja Huduma wa Shirika la Ndege la Ethiopia, Dawit Mekonnen.

Meneja Huduma za Utalii wa Bodi ya Utalii Tanzania (TTB), Philip Sebastian (wa pili kulia), akizungumza katika...

 

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