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English: A panoramic view of the Dar es Salaam city. Visible in the image are the Bank of Tanzania twin towers, the PPF Towers, the Mafuta House and the Julius Nyerere Pension Tower, to the right; the Kariakoo area next with the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium at the back, followed by the slums. The water body to the right and left of the image is the Indian Ocean. Image taken from Richmond Towers in Upanga.
  • Camera Model: Canon EOS 400D
  • F Number: f/8
  • Focal Length: 55 mm
  • Stitched from 58 images
Date 12 October 2008
Source Own work
Author Muhammad Mahdi Karim ( www.micro2macro.net) Facebook
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6° 48′ 5.50″ S, 39° 16′ 29.60″ E

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This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time 17:55, 1 January 2008
Colour space Uncalibrated
Image height 20,430 px
Image width 946 px
Date and time of digitizing 20:55, 1 January 2008
Date metadata was last modified 20:55, 1 January 2008

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