
Under arrangments the Hotels Buses will take you there!!!;You will enjoy the beuty
part of our country where you can see the nice beaches as well as the old reserved Buildings
This explains the meaning of the word Bagamoyo ("Bwaga-Moyo") which means "Lay down your Heart" in [[Swahili]. It is disputed whether this refers to the slave trade which passed through the town
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The town of Bagamoyo, Tanzania, was founded at the end of the 18th century. It was the original capital of German East Africa and was one of the most important trading ports along the East African coast. Today the town has about 30,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the District of Bagamoyo, recently being considered as a world heritage site.
Bagamoyo's history has been influenced by Indian and Arab traders, by the German colonial government and by Christian missionaries. . About 5 km south of Bagamoyo, the Kaole Ruins with remnants of two mosques and a couple of tombs can be dated back to the 13th century, showing the importance of Islam in those early Bagamoyo times. Until the middle of the 18th century, Bagamoyo was a small and insignificant trading center where most of the population were fishermen and farmers.
The main trading goods were fish, salt, and gum, among other things. Today, Bagamoyo is a centre for dhow sailboat building. The Department of Antiquities in Tanzania is working to maintain the ruins of the colonial era in and around Bagamoyo and to revitalize the town. The Bagamoyo College of Arts (“Chuo cha Sanaa”) is an internationally famous arts college in Tanzania, teaching traditional Tanzanian painting, sculpture, drama, dancing and drumming.
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