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Zanzibar
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 kilometres (16–31 mi) off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar), and Pemba.
The capital of Zanzibar, located on the island of Unguja, is Zanzibar City. Its historic centre, known as Stone Town, is a World Heritage Site and is claimed to be the only functioning ancient town in East Africa.
Zanzibar's main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism. In particular, the islands produce cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper. For this reason, the islands, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island, are sometimes called the Spice Islands (a term also associated with the Maluku Islands in Indonesia). Zanzibar is the home of the endemic Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey, the Zanzibar Servaline Genet, and the (possibly extinct) Zanzibar Leopard.
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Better Homes and Gardens
April 12, 2018
The Zanzibar plant is glossy, green and hardy – even the blackest thumb can keep this one alive! The Zanzibar plant (Zamioculcas Zamifolia) has a reputation for being hard to kill and we're all for it. Its glossy green leaves live on and continue to look stylish in your living room, bathroom, kitchen or entry hallÃâà...
Lonely Planet Travel News
April 12, 2018
The Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar lies off the east coast of Africa, comprising two large islands and a series of smaller islets. The bigger of the islands is officially called Unguja, though it's commonly known as Zanzibar. While crystal-clear waters lap its idyllic beaches, the island's bustling trade centreÃâà...
PRI
April 6, 2018
Rehema Mrisho Ame, face alight in a bright, white hijab, sits at a sewing machine in Zanzibar's historic center and patterns out her plans for the future. ... islands' fastest-growing economic sector, tourism, has left 21.3 percent of Zanzibar's 15- to 35-year-olds jobless, according to the government's latest dataÃâà...
The Atlantic
March 3, 2018
This island is special to Muslims, who form the vast majority of Zanzibar's population. According to a local Islamic myth, Misali was once visited by a saintly man known as Prophet Hadhara. When he asked fishermen for a prayer mat, they had none to offer, but he said it didn't matter: The teardrop-shapedÃâà...
International Investment
March 1, 2018
Foreign investors seeking to buy offshore property can now do so in the idyllic Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar. The East African nation is, for the first time in history, is allowing non-Tanzanian residents to invest in property on the tropical island. This, coupled with strong economic growth, is expected toÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
February 21, 2018
Kenya — The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has banned the stripping of cargo containers at the port of Mombasa before onward conveyance by dhows to various consignees in Zanzibar. The move is meant to curb sea smuggling where cargo is diverted in the ocean, finding its way into the local EACÃâà...
Global Voices Online
February 20, 2018
Sauti za Busara ('Sounds of Wisdom' in Swahili), widely known unofficially as East Africa's “friendliest music festival,” kicked off its 15th edition on February 8, 2018 on the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar with four full days of live music from Africa and the diaspora. Held yearly in the Old Fort in theÃâà...
CNN
February 20, 2018
(CNN) — Often referred to as the "Spice Islands", the archipelago of Zanzibar is made up of a necklace of islands that bead their way down the shore of East Africa, off the coast of Tanzania. There's the main island, which has a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its capital, sister island Pemba, with itsÃâà...
iNews
February 12, 2018
Off the Tanzanian coastline, the archipelago of Zanzibar is eminently affordable. At Breezes Beach Club & Spa on the as-yet undeveloped south-eastern coast of Unguja (the main island, more commonly referred to as Zanzibar), a night's half-board starts at Ãâã75 per person, which should leave enoughÃâà...
SeafoodSource (blog)
December 31, 1999
China continues its diplomatic offensive to open up waters to its fishing companies, with a leading Chinese fisheries official recently leading a delegation of Chinese fishing companies to the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar with promises of “increased cooperation” in fisheries. Zhang Xian Liang, who runsÃâà...
New Vision
December 31, 1999
The former President of Zanzibar, Amani Abeid Karume, is expected to jet into the country tomorrow. ... The former President of Zanzibar is arriving in Uganda tomorrow with a delegation from the Global Peace headquarters in Washington for the launch of the Global Peace activities ahead of the GlobalÃâà...
The Verge
December 31, 1999
Microsoft has unveiled its latest research project today, Project Zanzibar. It's a smart mat that's designed to blend the digital and physical worlds by sensing touch, gestures, and objects. A team of researchers, with a love of toys, created the project at Microsoft's research labs in the UK. The mat folds andÃâà...
Gulf Today
December 31, 1999
ZANZIBAR: Medical volunteers with the Eyal Zayed or 'Zayed's Sons' have successfully treated more than 5,000 children and elderly patients in Zanzibar, ... Currently stationed in Zanzibar, the volunteers under the supervision of medical staff, treated underprivileged patients out of mobile clinics andÃâà...
ZDNet
December 31, 1999
Last month, The Walking Cat on Twitter (@h0x0d) unearthed a video and some more information about Zanzibar, which Microsoft removed but, as of April 9, made available again. The Cat also found some photos of Zanzibar, one of which I've included above. "Zanzibar is a flexible and portable mat thatÃâà...
New Zealand Herald
December 31, 1999
I've always regretted not getting off the plane in Zanzibar. I'd spent a fantastic week cycling in northern Tanzania with Intrepid Travel, and was scheduled to finish my stay in the country with a night in Dar es Salaam, the town that fun forgot. Our flight to that dusty, dreary city had touched down briefly in sun-kissed Zanzibar,Ãâà...
New Zealand Herald
December 31, 1999
Zanzibar is heaven for those who prefer the timeless sights and sounds and smells of an older, simpler, rougher world, writes John Weekes. Dust-coloured cats scuttle in the gutters, mad eyes glinting in the sun. The smell of fire and spice tempers the stench of open drains, rotten trash and centuries of sweat stuck on theÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
December 31, 1999
While most sought refuge in neighbouring Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, a series of quick and desperate decisions have brought a small group of Syrians 6,700km from home, to the shores of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago within the United Republic of Tanzania, seeking their slice of paradise inÃâà...
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