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  2. Stone Town - Wikipedia

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    The name "Stone Town" comes from the ubiquitous use of coral stone as the main construction material; this stone gives the town a characteristic, reddish warm colour. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Traditional buildings have a baraza , a long stone bench along the outside walls; this is used as an elevated sidewalk if heavy rains make the streets impracticable ...

  3. List of landmarks in Stone Town - Wikipedia

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    Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe is the old part of the Zanzibar City. The Town was the capital of the Sultanate of Zanzibar and at one point the capital of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman . The town's architecture and cultural composition is a mixture of centuries of various cultures that have inhabited the island such as the Arabs ...

  4. Sultan's Palace, Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    The Sultan's Palace is one of the main historical buildings of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is a 3-story building with merlon-decorated white ...

  5. St. Joseph's Cathedral, Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Catholic cathedral of St. Joseph is one of the most important historical buildings in Stone Town, Zanzibar, as well as one of its main visitor attractions. The church is regularly used by the local Catholic community, with several masses being held each Sunday and occasionally on weekdays. [1]

  6. Old Fort of Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    The Old Fort (Swahili: Boma la Kale la Zanzibar), also known as the Arab Fort and by other names, is a fortification located in Stone Town, the capital of Zanzibar. It is the oldest building [1] and a major visitor attraction of Stone Town. It is located on the main seafront, adjacent to another landmark building of the city, the House of ...

  7. Tippu Tip's House - Wikipedia

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    Tippu Tip's House is a historical building in Stone Town, Zanzibar, located in Suicide Alley [1] in the Shangani ward [2] near the Africa House Hotel and Serena Inn, about 15–25 minute walking time from the Old Fort and Forodhani Gardens. It is the house where the powerful merchant and slave trader Tippu Tip (1837–1905) lived.

  8. Forodhani Gardens - Wikipedia

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    The Forodhani Gardens (also known as Jubilee Gardens and more recently as Forodhani Park) [1] is a small park in the historical city of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The gardens are located along the main seawalk of Stone Town, just in front of the most famous buildings of Stone Town, i.e., the House of Wonders and the Old Fort.

  9. Old Dispensary (Zanzibar) - Wikipedia

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    The Old Dispensary, also known as Ithnashiri Dispensary, [1] is a historical building in Stone Town, Zanzibar. It is located on the seafront, in Mizingani Road, halfway between the Palace Museum and the harbour. It owes its name to the fact that it served as a dispensary in the first half of the 20th century.