Stone town is Zanzibar Capital and administrative city is also
known as “Mji Mkongwe” in Swahili language meaning “The old city”. The name “stone town” has been
given due to its largely coral stone buildings most of which were made by Persian in the 19th
century, this one of the fact that account for it being one of UNESCO world
heritage sites, is also world renowned
for its significant role during slave trade era of Sultanate of Persian gulf
which later became a British protectorate, rapidly growing spices from Indian
traders and is now is a home of a unique mixed culture.
Basically there are many interesting things to see, lot of
history to hear about; beyond ones interest the following are some of most
common tourist attraction found in
Stone town
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| Zanzibar Curved door (Indian door) |
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| Entrance of the Zanzibar Market |
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| Slaves statue at Anglican Cathedral Mkunazini |
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| Fresh Calamari at Zanzibar fish market |
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| Zanzibar Local Fruits and Vegetable market |
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| Zanzibar Narrow street reflecting Asian architecture |
