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Zanzibar

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Zanzibar zan´zIbär, zanzIbär´ , or Stone Town, city (1994 est. pop. 160,000), capital of the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar and of Zanzibar West region, Tanzania, on the west coast of Zanzibar island, separated by a 22-mile (35-km) wide channel from the mainland of E Africa. It is the island's chief commercial center and seaport. Cloves and copra are the main exports. Founded in the 16th cent. as a Portuguese trade depot, the city remained insignificant until the 19th cent., when the sultan of Oman transferred (1841) his court there.... Read more
Zanzibar
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Zanzibar , semi-autonomous archipelago, Tanzania, E Africa, in the Indian Ocean, consisting of the island of Zanzibar or Unjuga (1994 est. pop. 800,000), 600 sq mi (1,554 sq ... smaller islands. The main towns of the archipelago are Zanzibar (or Stone Town), Chwaka, Kizimkazi, and Koani (all on ... Read more
Seyyid Said
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... transferred his capital from Arabia to Zanzibar, where he initiated clove production ... long-standing Omani trading activity. Move to Zanzibar Devoting more energy to his African dominions ... his capital from the city of Masqat to Zanzibar in 1840 and thus became an East African ... Read more

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