List of landmarks in Stone Town

Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe is the old part of the Zanzibar City. The Town was the capital of the Sultanate of Zanzibar and at one point the capital of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The town's architecture and cultural composition is a mixture of centuries of various cultures that have inhabited the island such as the Arabs, Persians, Indias and Europeans. The site was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 2000 and is a major tourist site in the nation of Tanzania.

List of landmarks in Stone Town

Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe is the old part of the Zanzibar City. The Town was the capital of the Sultanate of Zanzibar and at one point the capital of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The town's architecture and cultural composition is a mixture of centuries of various cultures that have inhabited the island such as the Arabs, Persians, Indias and Europeans. The site was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 2000 and is a major tourist site in the nation of Tanzania.