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  2. Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    Zanzibar [a] is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania.It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (16–31 mi) off the coast of the African mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island.

  3. Zanzibar Archipelago - Wikipedia

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    The Zanzibar Archipelago (Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar, in Swahili, Arabic: أرخبيل زنجبار) is a group of islands off the coast of mainland Tanzania in the sea of Zanj. The archipelago is also known as the Spice Islands. There are three main islands with permanent human settlements, Zanzibar island, Pemba island, and Mafia island.

  4. List of islands of Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    The following is the list of islands in the territory of Tanzania. [1] By geographic zone. Lake Victoria ... Chapwani Island; Ukombe Island; Kwale Island, Zanzibar;

  5. Pemba Island - Wikipedia

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    The main islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago: Unguja (left) and Pemba (right). With a land area of 988 square kilometres (381 sq mi) [1] it is situated about 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the north of Unguja, the largest island of the archipelago.

  6. History of Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    In 1698, Zanzibar fell under the control of the Sultanate of Oman, which developed an economy of trade and cash crops, with a ruling Arab elite and a Bantu general population. Plantations were developed to grow spices; hence, the moniker of the Spice Islands (a name also used for the Dutch colony the Moluccas, now part of Indonesia).

  7. Unguja - Wikipedia

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    Unguja and the surrounding islands are divided into three regions: Zanzibar Central/ South (capital: Koani), Zanzibar North (capital: Mkokotoni) and; Zanzibar Urban/ West (capital: Zanzibar City). Unguja belongs to Zanzibar, which is defined by the Tanzanian Constitution as "a part" of Tanzania with a high degree of autonomy.

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