National Historic Sites of Tanzania is an official list of places in Tanzania that have been designated as National Historic Sites as per the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism of Tanzania under the Antiquities Division.[1] The list is not complete and is currently being updated.
The National Historical Sites was created by the colonial British Mandate in Tanganyika Territory in 1937 as the Monuments Preservation Ordinance of 1937. In 1957, it was handed over to the Ministry of Education as the Antiquities Division with the office based in Bagamoyo, Pwani Region. The Office was moved to Dar es Salaam in 1960. In 1964, four years after independence, the national assembly of Tanzania passed the Antiquities Act No.10 of 1964 replacing the Mounuments Preservation Ordinance of 1937.[2] The 1964 Act was amended in 1979 by the Antiquities Act No.22 of 1979, then that was replaced by the Objects Monuments Act No.13 of 1981.[3]
List of National Historic Sites
Below is the list of Tanzania's National Historic Sites.[4]
There are additional sites on the list.[5][6][7][8]
The division of antiquities has been under the leadership of the following people:[1]
1957-1968: Neville Chittick, Curator
1968-1981: Amin Aza Mutri, Director
1981-1985: Simon S.A. Waane, Head of Section
1985-1997: Simon S.A. Waane, Director
1997-2000: Doantius M.K. Kamamba, Ag Director
2000–Present: Donatious M/K. Kamamba, Direcor
The department has been under the following ministries:
1957-1962: Ministry of Education
1962-1964: Ministry of National culture and Youth
1964-1967: The President's Office
1967-1968: Ministry of Regional Administration
1968-1980: Ministry of National Education
1980-1984: Ministry of Information and Culture
1984-1999: Ministry of Community Development, Culture, Youth and Sports
1999–Present: Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.
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