Dodoma
German Boma (Fort & Administrative building) Kilimatinde circa 1914.
A porter, Sabatele's map of the main caravan route through Kilimatende, 1906. Photograph courtesy of the Archiv Museum fur Volkerkunde za Leipzig (Neg. Af 0 1428; from the originial glass plate negative).
German Built Railway Station, Dodoma photo circa 1940's.
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The Central Line starts at the Tanzanian metropolis of Dar es Salaam at the Indian Ocean with today's capital of Tanzania, Dodoma, in the center of the country and proceeds further to Tanzania’s most important port at the shore of Lake Tanganyika, Kigoma. It crosses central Tanzania completely with a length of 1,254 kilometers (779 mi) and overcomes the height of the east edge East African rift valley. The main stations on this line are: Dar es Salaam, Ruvu, Morogoro, Kilosa, Dodoma, Manyoni, Tabora and Kaliua.[1]
Extract from A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ABJI AND LADAK FAMILIES by ABDULMOHAMED JAFFER LADAK.
The First World War started in the year 1914. The Germans had earlier started to build a railway line from Dar-es-Salaam to Kigoma. When the War started, there were more Ismaili dukas in Kilimatinde, a distance of about 60 miles from Dodoma. At that time, there were only five or six small shops in Dodoma. The railway line was nearing Dodoma and a large labour force was employed in building the railway line. Business started to improve in Dodoma and most of the Ismailis in Kilimatinde then moved to Dodoma, and opened up small dukas.
The First World War ended in 1918. There was no Jamatkhana at that time. When it was convenient, the Ismailis met in somebody’s house for prayers. On other days, they prayed where they lived.
In 1921, the first Jamatkhana was built. The first Mukhi was Late Nasser Damji with Late Rajpar Ladak as his Kamadia.
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