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Dodoma
Dodoma , city (1994 est. pop. 215,000), capital of Tanzania, central Tanzania. It is the trade center for an agricultural region producing beans, seeds, corn, peanuts, grains, coffee, tea, and tobacco. Cattle are also raised and marketed. Food and beverage processing and furniture making are the main industries. Dodoma is linked by road, rail, and air to Tanzania's largest cities, including Dar-es-Salaam , the nation's largest port and original capital. In the mid-1970s, plans were made to move the capital to Dodoma. Tanzania's national assembly moved there in Feb., 1996, but many government offices remain in Dar-es-Salaam. |
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"Dodoma." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dodoma." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dodoma.html "Dodoma." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dodoma.html |
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Dodoma
Dodoma, Tanzania Idodomya An administrative region and a city which is planned to become the national capital in 2005. It was founded by the Germans in 1910 in an area called in Kigogo Idodomya said to mean ‘The Place where it Sank’, a reference to an elephant which became stuck in the mud while drinking at a waterhole.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dodoma." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dodoma." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dodoma.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dodoma." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dodoma.html |
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Dodoma
Dodoma Capital of Tanzania, central Tanzania. In 1974 Dodoma replaced Dar es Salaam as capital, yet transfer of government offices is incomplete. It is in an agricultural region, crops include grain, seeds, and nuts. Pop. (2002 est.) 157,300.
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"Dodoma." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dodoma." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Dodoma.html "Dodoma." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Dodoma.html |
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