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The Spice Islands

Zanzibar is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, just off the coast of Tanzania and consists of many small islands and two large ones, Unguja and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on the island of Unguja.

A beautiful tropical place to visit.

One of Zanzibar’s main industries are spices including cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and black pepper and Zanzibar is often called the “Spice Islands”.

There are also many fruits growing in this tropical monsoon climate and some of them we had never heard of before. Here are just a few.

Bungo Fruit · Durian · Baobab · Passion Fruit · Jackfruit · Bananas · Mangoes · Coconuts.

We found this little fella surprised to be photographed!!

The capital of Zanzibar is Zanzibar City, in which Stone Town is situated. It’s narrow streets, coral stone buildings and spice markets make it a wondrous place to explore and the city is a centre point of Zanzibari culture.

Fresh fish and meat! 😯

Stone Town is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is famous for the elaborate wooden carvings which can be found in the doors of most buildings in the city. The carvings are all subtly different in their designs, reflecting social status, ethnicity, and religion; some designs feature verses from the Quran.

The majority of the population are moslem with only a 1 % Christian minority.

Christ Church Cathedral and Former Slave Market Site

Stone Town was host to one of the world’s last open slave markets, presided over by Arab traders until it was shut down by the British in 1873. The slaves were shipped here in dhows from the mainland, crammed so tightly that many fell ill and died or were thrown overboard.