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  2. House of Wonders - Wikipedia

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    The House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders (in Arabic: بيت العجايب Bayt al-ʿAjāʾib) is a landmark building in Stone Town, Zanzibar.It is the largest and tallest building of Stone Town and occupies a prominent place facing the Forodhani Gardens on the old town's seafront in Mizingani Road.

  3. List of landmarks in Stone Town - Wikipedia

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    The House of Wonders (also known as "Beit-al-Ajaib"), lies at the edge of the seafront, and is the most recognizable landmarks of Stone Town. It was built in 1883 and restored after the Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896.

  4. Stone Town - Wikipedia

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    Stone Town is located on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago. ... The House of Wonders, now hosting a museum on Swahili culture.

  5. Old Fort of Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    ZIFF is held at the fort. The Old Fort is one of the prominent visitor attractions in Stone Town, and its courtyard has been adapted to serve as a cultural centre with curio shops selling tourist-oriented merchandise such as tingatinga paintings; it also has an open-air amphitheatre where live dance and music shows are held most evenings, a restaurant, and a tourist information desk. [3]

  6. Tippu Tip - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of Tippu Tip, House of Wonders Museum, Stone Town, Zanzibar. Tippu Tip, or Tippu Tib (c. 1837 – June 14, 1905), real name Ḥamad ibn Muḥammad ibn Jumʿah ibn Rajab ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd al Murjabī (Arabic: حمد بن محمد بن جمعة بن رجب بن محمد بن سعيد المرجبي), was an Afro-Omani ivory and slave owner and trader, explorer, governor and ...

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, reversing the prior week's jump and suggesting that a gradual labor ...

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    Freeze warnings in Southeast and Gulf Coast. The National Weather Service had issued freeze warnings for northeast Florida (north of Jacksonville), southeast South Carolina and southeast Georgia ...