Stone Town of Zanzibar

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Stone Town of Zanzibar — Cultural World Heritage Site in United Republic of Tanzania. The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that reflect its particular culture, which has brought together and homogenized disparate elements of the cultures of Africa, the Arab region, India, and Europe over more than a millennium. Inscribed by UNESCO in 2000. Plan a visit, location and history via the official UNESCO page. Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre.

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travel · tours

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United Republic of Tanzania

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United Republic Of Tanzania

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Africa

Country

Tanzania

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https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/173