Kigamboni Naval Base | |
Location: | Kigamboni ward, Kigamboni District, Dar es Salaam |
Type: | Naval base |
Coordinates: | -6.8298°N 39.3021°W |
Pushpin Map: | Tanzania |
Pushpin Label: | Kigamboni NB |
Ownership: | Tanzania Naval Command |
Built: | 1970 |
The Kigamboni Naval Base (Kituo cha Jeshi la Wanamaji Kigamboni, in Swahili) is a naval base located in Kigamboni ward of Kigamboni District in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The base also hosts the Kigamboni Navy Health Center that is available to the public as well as Navy personnel. The base was built with assistance from China in return for international support in the global stage.[1] [2] President Julius Nyerere laid the foundation stone on 6 May 1970.[3]