Indians in Tanzania
| Watanzania wenye asili ya Kihindi (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| c. 60,000 (2015) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Kutchi, Kiswahili, English | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism; significant minorities Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| PIO, NRI and Desi | |
|
a.^ includes about 10,000 expatriates |
There are currently over 50,000 people of Indian origin in Tanzania. Many of them are traders and they control a sizeable portion of the Tanzanian economy. Indians have a long history in Tanzania starting with the arrival of Gujarati traders in the 19th century. They came to gradually control the trade in Zanzibar. Many of the buildings constructed then still remain in Stone Town, the focal trading point on the island.
As a result of anti-Indian sentiment in post-independence Tanzania (beginning with the presidency of Julius Nyerere), many Indians migrated overseas to India, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, among other nations.
Julius Nyerere with Amir Jamal (r)
St. John Ambulance Brigade parade
Karimjee Hall, seat of the parliament in Dar es Salaam
The Hassanali Karimjee Jivanjee Hospital, Zanzibar
The former headquarters of Karimjee Co in Zanzibar
The former Ithnashiri Dispensary, Zanzibar
Bharmal Building, currently used as a municipal building
A colonial era building with the Om symbol (1930)
Karimjee Jivanjee Office in Dar es Salaam
Morogoro Jamatkhana
Shakti Temple, Zanzibar
Swaminarayan Temple
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