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The National Museum is dedicated to the history of Tanzania; most notably, it exhibits some of the bones of Paranthropus boisei that were among the findings of Louis Leakey at Olduvai. In 2016, there was a breakthrough discovery in Northern Tanzania by a scientist, from the University of Dar es Salaam, of footprints thought to be of a hominid ...
Islamic geography began in the 8th century, influenced by Hellenistic geography, [2] combined with what explorers and merchants learned in their travels across the Old World (Afro-Eurasia). [1] Muslim scholars engaged in extensive exploration and navigation during the 9th-12th centuries, including journeys across the Muslim world , in addition ...
Al-Salam SC, several sports teams; Salaam TV, independent satellite television channel; Salaam Bank, commercial bank headquartered in Bosaso, Somalia; Salaam Somali Bank, commercial bank headquartered in Mogadishu, Somalia
A 1740 map of Paris. Ortelius World Map, 1570. Historical geography is the branch of geography that studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time. [1] In its modern form, it is a synthesizing discipline which shares both topical and methodological similarities with history, anthropology, ecology, geology, environmental studies, literary studies, and other fields.
The use of the greeting differs when interacting with non-Muslims such as people of the book (ahlul kitab). Some scholars are divided on the issue. Most believe that when greeted by non-Muslims, Muslims can only respond by stating "wa Ężalaykum" ("and upon you") instead of the longer version, while others suggest replying with a salam.
The region is home to all of the international embassies in the country. The region's city is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. [40] According to the 2022 national census, the Dar es Salaam Region had a population of 5,383,728. [4] With 2,600,018 males (48.3%) and 2,783,710 females (51.7%).
The History of geography includes many histories of geography which have differed over time and between different cultural and political groups. In more recent developments, geography has become a distinct academic discipline.
Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical regions which, at some point in history, had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis, regardless of latter-day borders. [1] There are some historical regions that can be considered as "active", for example: Moravia , which is held by the Czech Republic , is both a recognized ...