The Stone Town of Zanzibar, Tanzania combines elements from different cultures of Africa, the Arab region, India and Europe. UNESCO designated this East African city as a World Heritage Site in 2000.
The buildings and layout of the town are still preserved in its true form. The narrow winding streets and large seafront mansions of Stone Town reflect the cultural impact made by hundreds of years of trade between Asia and Africa.
The houses in Zanzibar have intricately carved wooden doors. Often, they would be fitted with brass studs showing the influence of Indian tradition. The Stone Town has also gone down in history as the place which marked the end of slave trade. Tourism in this Swahili coastal town is a main source of income for Tanzania. The new parts of the Stone Town are called Ng’ambo, meaning ‘the other side’ in Swahili.
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