Kariakoo

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Kariakoo is an area of the city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in the Ilala district. In earlier centuries it was a small village that was frequently raided by slave traders. Thousands of people were kidnapped from Kariakoo and forced into slavery in the Americas.

The name Kariakoo is the corrupted translation of "Carrier Corps" as during the German rule, the carrier corps used to reside in that area. Carrier = Karia and Corps = koo

Kariakoo is mainly known for its extensive market that consumes numerous city blocks. Agricultural goods, housewares, and many other items can be found there, such as 'knock-off' apparel found in small shops peripheral to the market.

Ryszard Kapuściński wrote about his experiences in Kariakoo in his book Ebony.

[edit] External links

• http://www.takimsholidays.com/coast/daressalaam.asp