Ujiji
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Ujiji is a historic town on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika in present-day Tanzania, best known as the place where explorer Henry Morton Stanley reportedly greeted David Livingstone with the words, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ujiji canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic town
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | ward in Kigoma-Ujiji municipality ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
part of British-administered Tanganyika
ⓘ
part of German East Africa ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 10 November 1871 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Waha
NERFINISHED
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Wanyamwezi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerRole |
major trading center on Lake Tanganyika
ⓘ
terminus of caravan routes from the East African interior ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Livingstone–Stanley monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Livingstone–Stanley Memorial Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
ivory trade
ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Stanley–Livingstone meeting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
meeting of Henry Morton Stanley and David Livingstone
ⓘ
site of the phrase “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kigoma Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Tanzania ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kigoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Lake Tanganyika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Lake Tanganyika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kigoma-Ujiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn | United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | lakeside settlement ⓘ |
| tourismType | historical tourism ⓘ |
| transport | lake transport hub on Lake Tanganyika ⓘ |
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