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Prison island, Zanzibar City, Tanzania, 2008

Prison island

2008 Zanzibar City, Tanzania

Changuu, commonly known as Prison Island, off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, photographed in 2008. The small island was once used to hold slaves and later served as a quarantine station before becoming a tourist destination.

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