Location |
Uvinza District, Kigoma Region, Tanzania |
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Coordinates | 4°58′44.04″S 30°17′33.72″E / 4.9789000°S 30.2927000°E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Cultures | Vinza |
Site notes | |
Condition | Endangered |
Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
Management | Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1] |
Official name | Uvinza Salt Works Historic Site |
Type | Cultural |
Uvinza Salt Works (Eneo la uchimbaji wa chumvi mawe ya Uvinza in Swahili ) are salt mines that have been in used since the Iron Age. There are numerous brine springs in the area. The site is located in the town of Uvinza in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]