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

These include the House of Wonders, the former ceremonial residence of Sultan Barghash, and the Majestic, Zanzibar's last cinema, which is to become a cultural and community reference center for the ...

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

"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 ...