Makunduchi (Mji wa Makunduchi in Swahili) is a historic town and district capital in the Kusini District of the Unguja South Region in Tanzania. It is located inside the Kajengwa ward, and Mtegani ward, occupying Kiongoni neighborhood, Nganani neighborhood and Kijini neighborhood. The town comprises two distinct settlements, about 2 km from each other, "Old Makunduchi" on the east and "New Makunduchi". Old Makunduchi is a small fishermen's village on the shore of the Indian Ocean with the Nganani mtaa (neighborhood), while New Makunduchi has some modern buildings, shops, as well as some blocks of flats that were built in the 1970s with the aid of East Germans in return for Tanzanian political support internationally.[1] The town is also the birthplace and resting place for the 4th president of Zanzibar Idris Abdul Wakil. Makunduchi is also the birthplace of Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president of Tanzania.[2] Other famous politicians for Makunduchi include Mohamed Gharib Bilal. Also famous novelist Muhammed Said Abdulla.
^McIntyre, Chris; McIntyre, Susan (November 30, 2009). Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841622545 – via Google Books.
^"Samia Suluhu Hassan—Tanzania's new president". BBC News. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
Makunduchi (Mji wa Makunduchi in Swahili) is a historic town and district capital in the Kusini District of the Unguja South Region in Tanzania. It is...
from 2000 to 2010. She then served as the Member of Parliament for the Makunduchi constituency from 2010 to 2015 and was the Minister of State in the Vice-President's...
"Kihadimu"; the old name means "serf" and so is considered pejorative. Makunduchi Mafia, Mbwera Kilwa (extinct) Kimgao used to be spoken around Kilwa District...
The Ras Makunduchi Lighthouse is located at the south eastern tip of Kusini District Unguja South Region of Tanzania. The lighthouse is located near the...
part of Zanzibar. It is located on the southeast coast between Paje and Makunduchi. Jambiani has a strong seaweed culture with many farms dotting the coastline...
Vincent and the Grenadines. The administrative seat is the historic town of Makunduchi.The district is home to the oldest mosque in use in East Africa, the historic...
March 2000(2000-03-15) (aged 74) Zanzibar City, Zanzibar Resting place Makunduchi Nationality Tanzanian Political party Chama Cha Mapinduzi Other political...
Swahili popular literature. Muhammed Said Abdulla was born in historic Makunduchi, Zanzibar to a Muslim family in modern day Kusini District of Unguja South...
oldest mosque in East Africa, the Kizimkazi Mosque and also historic Makunduchi town. The region has the fourth highest HDI in the country, making one...
Education from 1990 to 1995. Dr Bilal completed his primary education at Makunduchi, Zanzibar in modern-day Kusini District of Unguja South Region in 1958...
31 m (102 ft). The ward administers the southern half of the town of Makunduchi. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 3,156...
clothing for social or ritual gatherings. More specifically, in Zanzibar in Makunduchi, the Mwaka Kogwa is a New Year's festival where men and women come together...
Ali Mohamed Shein Member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives for Makunduchi Incumbent Assumed office November 2005 Member of Parliament In office...
connection. The Hadimu residents of Makunduchi in Unguja South Region of Zanzibar, assert that their settlement's name Makunduchi is derived from this location...
Omar Kheir CCM Unguja North Tumbatu Haroun Ali Suleiman CCM Unguja South Makunduchi Mahmoud Thabit Kombo CCM Mjini Magharibi Kiembesamaki Khamis Juma Mwalim...
works in the Swahili language, author of Shrine of the Ancestors, in Makunduchi, Zanzibar (d. 1991) Battle of the Lys – German forces captured Kemmelberg...
Education and Training in West Yorkshire. John Errington, Co-ordinator, Aston-Makunduchi Partnership; Teacher, Aston Comprehensive School, Sheffield. For services...
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