Claim: Tanzania's smallest city is Dar es Salaam.
Evidence: Dar es Salaam , the former capital , retains most government offices and is the country 's largest city , principal port , and leading commercial centre.
Dar es Salaam -LRB- from دار السلام , literally `` the abode of peace '' ; or simply Dar , formerly Mzizima -RRB- is the largest city of Tanzania and one of the largest cities in eastern Africa by population , as well as a regionally important economic centre.