Visitors can wander through maze-like streets, where shops, markets, and traditional houses sit alongside huge palaces.

"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 ...

ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR President Hussein Mwinyi has asked the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ...

I returned to Stone Town, Zanzibar and onto the beach where dhows ... through which slaves were marched in chains to the slave market. The market is today the site of the Anglican Church built ...

Since 2013, the Department of Rural and Urban Planning of Tanzania has been developing a multi-level development and heritage based spatial plan for Zanzibar Town, a metropolitan city which includes ...

THE sun-soaked archipelago of Zanzibar off the coast of East Africa should be your next holiday destination if you want a ...

On an official mission to Tanzania, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay announced a strengthened partnership between UNESCO and the Zanzibar ...

This year, the Stone Town of Zanzibar celebrates the 25th anniversary of its inscription ... Audrey AzoulayUNESCO Director-General During a visit to the Slave Market Memorial, UNESCO's ...

Stone Town is also famous as the birthplace of Queen lead singer, Freddie Mercury. There's also Darajani Bazaar, a market where you can buy local snacks and spices—and discover why Zanzibar is ...