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Zanzibar 19/06/08

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August 3rd 2008
Zanzibar The Spice Island After a stop over in Dar es Salaam, the main port and centre of commerce for Tanzania, we take a boat to Zanzibar. The crossing is relatively smooth and it takes just a few hours to reach Zanzibar and Stone Town. Historically the town was a centre for trade in both spices and slaves to Arabia as well as being a base for many of the 19th century explo ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar » Zanzibar City

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more