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Zanzibar City 2022 6 photos of this spot

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A narrow lane in Stone Town, the historic quarter of Zanzibar City, photographed in 2022. The old town grew as a major trading post on the Indian Ocean spice and ivory routes under the 19th-century Sultanate of Zanzibar, and Zanzibar City's old stone quarter sits on Unguja island, off the coast of mainland Tanzania.

Street Stonetown 25 2022 A narrow lane in Stone Town, the historic quarter of Zanzibar City, photographed in 2022. The old town grew as a major trading post on the Indian Ocean spice and ivory routes under the 19th-century Sultanate of Zanzibar, and Zanzibar City's old stone quarter sits on Unguja island, off the coast of mainland Tanzania.

Street Stonetown 26 2022 A narrow lane in Stone Town, the historic quarter of Zanzibar City, photographed in 2022. The old town grew as a major trading post on the Indian Ocean spice and ivory routes under the 19th-century Sultanate of Zanzibar, and lanes like this were laid out centuries ago, long before motor vehicles, and much of their layout survives largely unchanged.

Street Stonetown 27 2022 A narrow lane in Stone Town, the historic quarter of Zanzibar City, photographed in 2022. Many buildings here are built from coral stone, a construction method distinctive to the Swahili coast of East Africa, and the quarter is known for its elaborately carved wooden doors, often studded with brass, a craft blending Arab and Indian influences.

Street Stonetown 37 2022 This alleyway winds through Stone Town, the old Swahili trading quarter of Zanzibar City. Stone Town has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, recognized for its fusion of Swahili, Arab, Persian, Indian, and European architectural styles, and the old town grew as a major trading post on the Indian Ocean spice and ivory routes under the 19th-century Sultanate of Zanzibar.

Architectural details Stonetown 108 2022 This 2022 photograph focuses on architectural detail in Stone Town, the historic quarter of Zanzibar City. Stone Town has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, recognized for its fusion of Swahili, Arab, Persian, Indian, and European architectural styles, and Zanzibar City's old stone quarter sits on Unguja island, off the coast of mainland Tanzania.

Architectural details Stonetown 52 2022 This 2022 photograph looks closely at a piece of traditional building ornament in Stone Town, Zanzibar. Coral rag stone, quarried locally, was the principal building material for Stone Town's historic houses and mosques.