Bagamoyo

　　 Attraction Introduction     A historic city and port in Tanzania. It lies on the shore of the Zanzibar Channel, near the mouth of the Rufiji River. It is a distribution center for sisal, cotton, and copra. Formerly a major trading port of German East Africa and the starting point of caravan routes inland. In the 19th century, it was one of the largest slave trade markets in East Africa. Ruins of the "Slave Fort" remain. It served as a stronghold of German East Africa before 1891. It declined with the rise of Dar es Salaam. The site features a historical museum.

　　 

　　 

　　 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania