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Stone Town UNESCO World Heritage Site

Stone Town UNESCO World Heritage Site

Landmarks & Heritage Sites Landmark Urban, Zanzibar Urban/West
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Stone Town UNESCO World Heritage Site is a Zanzibar historic site associated with world heritage site, historic district.

Stone Town (Mji Mkongwe) is the historic old quarter of Zanzibar City on Unguja island, and the only functioning old town in East Africa built substantially in stone. Its architecture fuses Swahili, Arab, Persian, Indian and European influences from centuries as a trading hub on the Indian Ocean spice and, historically, slave-trade routes. The area was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and encompasses numerous individually notable landmarks, including the Old Fort, the House of Wonders (Beit al-Ajaib), Christ Church Cathedral and the former slave market, St Joseph's Cathedral, and Forodhani Gardens.

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Discovery & Nature โ€บ Landmarks & Heritage Sites

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Stone Town, Unguja Urban Zanzibar Urban/West Tanzania

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