Iconic Iringa Jamat Khana

In the early 1930's, some 90 years ago, and in the midst of The Great Global Depression, a remarkable landmark building arose in a small provincial town in the interior highlands of Africa. This building called Jamat Khana, a prayer and a community house to the Khoja Ismaili Community, was to become the most iconic structure and identity of the town of Iringa in Tanganyika. Located in the heart of the town, the high clock tower, adoring the architecturally beautiful building, remains an emblem and inspiration to the local and diasporic community of Iringa. Its high visibility and large bell clock remind people to the calling of the time, and the out-of-town visitors to their bearings.


Read about the brief history of this Jamat Khana at this LINK

​