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Zanzibar city from the sea
1920 Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Zanzibar City as seen from offshore, its waterfront skyline visible to approaching ships, is captured in this 1920 photograph. The port had long served as a hub of trade along the East African coast and across the Indian Ocean.
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