Tanzania
From Bahaikipedia
The Tanzanian Bahá’í community was opened on 3 January 1951 with the arrival of Mr. Jalal Nakhjavani of Persia in Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika. Mrs. Claire Gung of Germany, known locally as "Auntie Claire," arrived on 4 February 1951. Although she arrived after Mr. Nakhjavani, she was awarded the title Knight of Bahá'u'lláh because she began her trip to Tanganyika from the United Kingdom before Mr. Nakhjavani left Persia. The first local believer to declare his faith in Bahá'u'lláh was Mr. P.K.G. Nair, a Tanzanian of Indian descent, in 1951.
As of 2001, there were an estimated 35,000 Bahá’ís living in 3,000 localities in Tanzania with 137 local Spiritual Assemblies formed.
See also: NSA:Tanzania
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[edit] Contact
National Bahá’í Center
P.O. Box 585
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Phone: +255-222602766
E-mail Address: bahaitz@cats-net.com
[edit] Regional Bahá'í Councils
As of 2007, there were three Regional Bahá’í Councils in Tanzania:
- Regional Bahá'í Council of the Southern Highlands, encompassing the administrative regions of Iringa, Mbeya and Ruvuma;
- Regional Bahá'í Council of Kigoma/Rukwa, encompassing the administrative regions of Kigoma and Rukwa; and
- Regional Bahá'í Council of the Lake Zone, encompassing the administrative regions of Kagera, Mara, Mwanza and Shinyanga.
The Regional Bahá'í Council of the Eastern Zone, encompassing the administrative regions of Dar es Salaam, Lindi, Morogoro, Mtwara, Pwani and Tanga; the Regional Bahá’í Council of the Central Zone, encompassing the administrative regions of Dodoma, Singida and Tabora; and the Regional Bahá’í Council of the Northern Zone, encompassing the administrative regions of Arusha, Manyara and Kilimanjaro had not been formed.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Tanzania (January 2001). Golden Jubilee of the Bahá’í Faith in Tanzania: 1951-2001. Business Printers Limited.
