Gerezani
Gerezani is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.
Gerezani is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The Kariakoo and Mchikichini wards border the ward on its northern side. The ward is bordered by Mchafukoge to the east. Ilala ward borders the ward to the west. The ward is bordered to the south by the Keko and Kurasini wards of the Temeke District. Before 1940, the Gerezani ward was constructed for Railways Corporation's White employees.
The Mkuki Mall and the Jakaya M. Kiwete Youth Park are located in the Gerezani ward. According to the 2022 census, the ward has a total population of 5,786.
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Worth seeing in and around Gerezani
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Dar es Salaam
The Saint Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
100 m · Cathedral in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Wikipedia - 02Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga is a diocese located in the city of Tanga in the ecclesiastical province of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.
2.1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 03Askari Monument
The Askari Monument or Dar es Salaam African Memorial in Kivukoni Ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is a memorial to the askari who fought in the British campaign against German forces in East Africa in World War I. It was unveiled in 1927. The monument is located at the centre of a roundabout on Samora Avenue at the perpendicular junction to Maktaba Street and Azikiwe Street, a place that reportedly also marks the exact centre of downtown Dar es Salaam.
300 m · monument in Dar es Salaam · Wikipedia - 04Azania Front Lutheran Church
The Azania Front Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, serving as a cathedral for the local diocese. It is among the most well-known landmarks and tourist attractions of the city.
400 m · building in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 05Uhuru Monument
The Uhuru Monument is a landmark monument and tourist attraction located in Mchafukoge ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. It is a white obelisk with a replica of the Uhuru Torch mounted at its top.
900 m · memorial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Wikipedia - 06Ikulu
Ikulu is the official residence of the president of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam which was founded by Majid bin Said of Zanzibar in 1865. The State House blends African and Arabian architecture, with wide verandahs and covered walkways.
1.2 km · building in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 07Mohammed VI Mosque, Dar es Salaam
The Mohammed VI Mosque is a Friday mosque in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The mosque complex also serves as the headquarters of the National Muslim Council of Tanzania.
3.8 km · mosque in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Wikipedia - 08Old Boma
The Old Boma of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is one of the city's oldest buildings. It is located at the crossing of Morogoro Road and Sokoine Drive, facing the harbor and adjacent to the City Hall.
200 m · building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Wikipedia - 09Dar es Salaam University College of Education
The Dar es Salaam University College of Education is a constituent college of the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. DUCE is located in Miburani ward, Temeke municipality close to Tanzania National Stadium.
3.9 km · college in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 10Selander Bridge
Selander Bridge is a bridge in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that connects the north west of Dar es Salaam's city centre to the south eastern Oyster Bay neighbourhood.
2.5 km · bridge in Tanzania · Wikipedia
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Getting to Gerezani
- Airports
- Julius Nyerere (DAR), 11 km · Abeid Amani Karume (ZNZ), 67 km
- Stations
- Port of Dar es Salaam, 2 km
- Zanzibar → Gerezani44 km · quickest by road, 1h 18m · TSh4,670–6,200
- Arusha → Gerezani480 km · quickest by air, 6h · TSh167,140–257,550
- Mwanza → Gerezani853 km · quickest by air, 4h 46m · TSh195,470–303,030
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Gerezani
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gerezani. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inLook for those marked POSTA, which is the main Post Office in the city centre next to the ferry terminal.
- Get inHitchhiking is uncommon, dangerous, and most drivers will expect some form of payment from foreigners.
- Get inThe BRT runs on dedicated lanes, bypassing traffic jams that slow down regular cars and minibuses (dala-dala).
- Get inPhase 1: Connects Kimara in the west to Kivukoni Ferry and Morocco, passing through the city centre (Posta).
- Get inTravellers can take a short taxi, ride-hail, or dala-dala from the airport to connect to the nearest BRT stops along Nyerere Road, then continue by BRT into the city centre or other destinations.
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Next door to Gerezani
Gerezani is 2 km from Dar es Salaam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Dar es Salaamlargest city in Tanzania and capital of Dar es Salaam Region800 m
- Kinondoni Districtdistrict in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania3.5 km
- Kariakooward of Tanzania1.3 km
- Kigamboni Districtdistrict in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania3.2 km
- Kivukoniward of Tanzania1 km
- Kurasiniward in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania3.6 km