National Historic Sites in Tanzania
National Historic Sites of Tanzania is an official list of places in Tanzania that have been designated as National Historic Sites as per the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism of Tanzania under the Antiquities Division. The list is not complete and is currently being updated. History. The National Historical Sites was created by the colonial British Mandate in Tanganyika Territory in 1937 as the Monuments Preservation Ordinance of 1937. In 1957, it was handed over to the Ministry of Education as the Antiquities Division with the office based in Bagamoyo, Pwani Region. The Office  was moved to Dar es Salaam in 1960. In 1964, four years after independence, the national assembly of Tanzania passed the Antiquities Act No.10 of 1964 replacing the Mounuments Preservation Ordinance of 1937. The 1964 Act was amended in 1979 by the Antiquities Act No.22 of 1979, then that was replaced by the Objects Monuments Act No.13 of 1981. List of National Historic Sites. Below is the list of Tanzania's National Historic Sites. There are additional sites on the list. Arusha Region: Dar es Salaam Region: Dodoma Region: Iringa Region: Kagera Region: Kigoma Region: Kilimanjaro Region: Lindi Region: Manyara  Region: Mbeya Region: Morogoro Region: Mwanza Region: Mtwara Region: Pwani Region: Rukwa Region: Ruvuma Region: Shinyanga Region Songwe Region: Tabora Region: Tanga Region: Zanzibar North Region: Zanzibar Urban West Region: Zanzibar South Region: South Pemba Region: Leadership and Ministries. The division fo antiquities has been under the leadership of the following people: 1957-1968: Neville Chittick, Curator 1968-1981: Amin Aza Mutri, Direcor 1981-1985: Simon S.A. Waane, Head of Section 1985-1997: Simon S.A. Waane, Director 1997-2000: Doantius M.K. Kamamba, Ag Director 2000–Present: Donatious M/K. Kamamba, Direcor The departments has been under the following ministries: 1957 -1962: Ministry fo Education 1962-1964: Ministry of National culture and Youth 1964-1967: The President's Office 1967-1968: Ministry of Regional Administration 1968-1980: Ministry of National Education 1980-1984: Ministry of Information and Culture 1984-1999: Ministry of Community Development, Culture, Youth and Sports 1999–Present: Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.