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Zanzibar exports spices, seaweed and fine raffia. [101] Research into the economic potential of seaweed farming was undertaken by Adelaida K. Semesi from 1982 until her death in 2001. [102] Beside the Zanzibar State Trading Cooperation, Zanj Spice Limited, also known as 1001 Organic, is the biggest organic spice exporter in Zanzibar. [101]
Sometimes gradually, sometimes by fits and starts, control of Zanzibar came into the hands of the British Empire. In 1890, Zanzibar became a British protectorate. The death of one sultan and the succession of another of whom the British did not approve later led to the Anglo-Zanzibar War, also known as the shortest war in history.
The Sultanate of Zanzibar (Swahili: Usultani wa Zanzibar, Arabic: سلطنة زنجبار, romanized: Sulṭanat Zanjībār), also known as the Zanzibar Sultanate, [1] was an East African Muslim state controlled by the Sultan of Zanzibar, in place between 1856 and 1964. [4]
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.
In 1890, with the Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty, Zanzibar itself became a British protectorate. [16] In 1896, a sudden rebellion of the Zanzibari Omanis against the British rule led to the Anglo-Zanzibar War , which is remembered as the shortest war in history: the Sultan surrendered after 45 minutes of naval bombardment of Stone Town by the Royal ...
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 ...
The Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park (Hifahdi ya Taifa ya Jozani na Ghuba la Chwaka, in Swahili) is a national park in Tanzania, with the IUCN category II and UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme located within Kusini District of the South Zanzibar Region of Tanzania. It is the only national park in Zanzibar.
Zanzibar is the largest island of the Zanzibar archipelago. The site of Unguja Ukuu covers 16 hectares [3] and is located between a village and a creek. [7] It lies on the southwestern side of the island. The coordinates for this site are: -6.3172° N, 39.3744° E. Coral rag detail Unguja Ukuu Historic site, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania