The major buildings date from the 18 th and 19 th centuries and include monuments such as the Old Fort, built on the site of an earlier Portuguese church; the house of wonder, ... play_arrow Old Stone ...

"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 ...

It then set its sights on nearby Zanzibar, building the Old Fort in present-day Stone Town in the early 1710s to defend the island. Sayyid Said Bin Sultan Al Bu Said took power in Muscat in 1806 ...

A view of the Old Fort, also known as Ngome Kongwe, in Stone Town, Zanzibar (iStock) The roofscape of Stone Town at sunset (iStock) ...

Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous ... The archipelago has a rich history, and visitors can explore landmarks such as Stone Town, the Palace Museum, and the Old Fort. Spice tours: Zanzibar is famous for ...

Zanzibar's women plaster old city By Daniel Dickinson BBC, Stone Town, Zanzibar The women are working to restore Stone Town's former glory. Enlarge Image. Years of neglect have left ... Among them is ...