Mwenge, Dar es Salaam

Mwenge is a district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, located just north of downtown Dar, on the road to Bagamoyo. Mwenge is especially known for the large Makonde community market where ebony sculptures and other crafts are sold. The market is a major tourist attraction of Dar es Salaam. Several shops have adjacent workshops where visitors are invited to watch Makonde sculptors at work. Mwenge is one of the main daladala (share taxi) stations of Dar es Salaam; uncountable daladalas go back and forth from Mwenge to "Posta" (i.e., to downtown Dar), as well as other destinations, throughout the day.