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The two were nearing the end of their one-month volunteer teaching when the attack happened. [6] The attack happened at 7:15 pm on 7 August 2013. The two women were walking on the street on their way to dinner when their attackers approached and threw sulphuric acid on them.
It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, and has flights to East Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. It was previously known as Kisauni Airport and Zanzibar International Airport. It was renamed in 2010 in honour of Abeid Amani Karume, the island's first president.
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.
Pemba Airport (IATA: PMA, ICAO: HTPE) is an airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Pemba Island.It is also known as Karume Airport and Wawi Airport.It is located approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Chake-Chake, the capital of the island.
The Menai Bay Conservation Area (MBCA) is located in Menai Bay, Zanzibar Tanzania.At 470 square kilometres (180 sq mi), it is Zanzibar's largest marine protected area.It was officially established as a conservation area in August 1997 in the traditional fishing area, known as Unguja Island, covering the tropical marine environment comprising extensive coral reefs, tropical fish, sea grasses ...
Within Zanzibar, the revolution is a key cultural event, marked by the release of 545 prisoners on its tenth anniversary and by a military parade on its 40th. [85] Zanzibar Revolution Day has been designated as a public holiday by the government of Tanzania; it is celebrated on 12 January each year. [86]
A video shared on X claims President Joe Biden has announced he’ll live in Zanzibar after retirement. Verdict: False The claim is false, as the video has been digitally altered with artificial ...
Zanzibar Commission for Tourism recorded more than doubling the number of tourists from the 2015/2016 fiscal year and the following year, from 162,242 to 376,000. [ 4 ] The increase in tourism has led to significant environmental impacts and mixed impacts on local communities, which were expected to benefit from economic development but in ...