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about Zanzibar

Zanzibar, Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Zanzibar ('Unguja') (1994 est. pop. 800,000, 1,554 km²) and Pemba. They are, together with Mafia Island, sometimes referred to as the Spice Islands, though the term is more commonly associated with the Maluku Islands.

The main town and economic centre is Stone Town on the actual island of Zanzibar.

Zanzibar's main industries are spices (including nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper) and tourism. Zanzibar is also the only home of the red colobus monkey.

Zanzibar history

Except for a brief period in 1963, Zanzibar has never been an independent nation or country in its own right. It became a part of the overseas holdings of the Sultan of Oman in 1698. This was after an even earlier Portuguese period dating from 1503. The British took over and Zanzibar became a protectorate of the United Kingdom. The British appointed first Viziers (from 1890 to 1913, and then British residents from 1913 to 1963. Shortly after gaining independence in late 1963 it was joined to the mainland state of Tanganyika to form Tanzania in 1964, which it remains a part of to this day.

Zanzibar was a centre for the eastern slave trade during the 17th-19th centuries, when it was ruled by the Sultan of Oman. The British government forced the cessation of slave trading in the late 19th century under the British-controlled Omani sultan Hamoud bin Mohammed.

Until Kenya's independence in 1963, when it became part of Kenya, Mombasa was governed by Zanzibar.

Near cities to Zanzibar

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• Tanga travel guide 120 km
• Mombasa travel guide 240 km
• Malindi travel guide 340 km
• Moshi travel guide 370 km
• Dodoma travel guide 380 km
• Arusha travel guide 420 km
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• Mtwara travel guide 470 km
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Near webcams to Zanzibar

• Zanzibar - Stone Town webcam 0 km
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• Reunion - Le Piton de la Fournaise webcam 2 400 km
• Durban - Addington beach webcam 2 800 km
• Geysir - Lake Nyos webcam 3 500 km
• Blouberg Beach webcam 3 700 km
• Cape Town webcam 3 800 km

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