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Zanzibar stories
Island architecture, religion, commerce, and everyday life connected through Swahili Ocean worlds.
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The Old Fort
Also known as the Gereza or Ngome Kongwe in Swahili, the Stone Town’s Old Fort stands today as a witness of the complex cultural fusions that took place throughout Zanzibar’s history as a major port city in the Indian...
5/9/2023-6.162, 39.189
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The House of Wonders
Known in Arabic as Beit–el–Ajaib , the House of Wonders serves today as a living example of the encounter between the past and nineteenth-century modernity in the architectural landscape of Zanzibar’s Stone Town. Sult...
5/9/2023-6.161, 39.190
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Tippu Tip’s House
Zanzibar’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean made it a strategic point in the trade of slaves, ivory, gold, and spices from Africa to the Persian Gulf, India, and beyond. The slave trade left its mark on the stru...
5/9/2023-6.164, 39.187
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Christ Church
Also known as the Anglican Cathedral, Stone Town’s Christ Church is considered to be the most prominent example of Christian architecture in East Africa. Beyond representing the multicultural history of the island, th...
5/9/2023-6.163, 39.193
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The Old Dispensary
Its long-standing role as a major economic hub in the Indian Ocean remains imprinted on the history and the architecture of Stone Town’s Old Dispensary, a building that serves today as living evidence of the cultural...
5/9/2023-6.158, 39.193
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St. Joseph’s Cathedral
The history of Zanzibar’s Stone Town is marked by the encounters between different cultures, ideologies, and religions that left their mark on the cityscape and narratives around this unique World Heritage Site. Sai...
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The Aga Khan Mosque
Also known as the Jamat Khan or Ismaili Jamatkhana, the Aga Khan Mosque stands today as a testimony of the multicultural landscape that formed over the centuries at the Stone Town, resulting in a complex sociocultural...
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The Malindi Bamnara Mosque
Not only is the Malindi Bamnara Mosque one of the most important architectural works that make up the cityscape at Zanzibar’s Stone Town, but it is also the oldest mosque oft this living World Heritage Site. Seventeen...
5/9/2023-6.159, 39.192
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The Sultan’s Palace and Royal Cemetery
Also known as the Beit-el-Sahel, the Sultan’s Palace and the adjacent Royal Cemetery constitute one of the most important historical sites in Zanzibar, having been the place of residence and later burial of the family...
5/9/2023-6.160, 39.190
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The Persian Baths of Kidichi
Located approximately 4 km north-east of Stone Town, the Persian Baths of Kidichi commemorate the history of Zanzibar and of those who have ruled the island over the centuries. Sultan Seyyid Said was the ruler of a va...
5/9/2023-6.075, 39.214
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Miza cave (Mwanamiza)
The Miza cave ( Mwanamiza ) is founding in the Kizimkazi Dimbani village, in the south of Zanzibar Island . We already talked about Kizimkazi in this tale: “Kizimkazi’s Dolphin and fishermen” There are 3 reasons...
1/10/2023-6.232, 39.532
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Msikiti wa Ijumaa Malindi
Picha ya msikti wa Malindi iliyopigwa miaka ya 1930 Msikiti wa Ijumaa wa Malindi umejengwa katika mwaka wa 1831 na watu wa ukoo wa Mafazi na mmoja kati ya wanafamilia alitoa kipande cha ardhi cha Miafuni kiwe pesa zin...
1/10/2023-6.159, 39.192
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SAMADARI KILITUMIKA KUA MAHARI WAKATI WA KARNE YA 17 NA 18
Maongezi haya yamesimuliwa na Maliha alipomfanyia mahojiano
1/9/2023-6.161, 39.192
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Our Morals
Picha hii imechorwa na waandishi chipukizi kutoka katika skuli ya sekondari ya Mji Mkongwe , Picha hii imetoka katika cha uhamasishaji wa utunzaji Mji Mkongwe katika ukurasa wa 9 kilichoshapishwa 2019 na medu press *...
1/9/2023-6.162, 39.188
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"My Heritage"
If I have to preserve something I will preserve that food that I remember when I was a kid. Clothes that I remember as a kid that's what I would do.
11/17/2022-6.161, 39.191
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