Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (House of Peace in Arabic) was founded in 1862 by Sultan Seyyid Majid of [wiki=11c31301af9029afaada00c773b2136d]Zanzibar[/wiki] on the site of the village of Mzizima. Mzizima's history dates back to the time when the Barawa people started to settle and cultivate the area around Mbwa Maji, Magogoni, Mjimwema, Gezaulole and Kibonde Maji Mbagara.