A city of Tanzania on the western coast of Zanzibar Island. Founded in the 16th century as a Portuguese trading post, it was a major center of the East African ivory trade in the 19th century. Population: 205,000.
Zanzibar
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Zanzibar (zăn'zĭbär, zănzĭbär') 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. Zanzibar is a picturesque, cosmopolitan city, with winding streets, colorful bazaars, and interesting architecture. Of note are several mosques, the former sultan's palace, and Anglican and Roman Catholic cathedrals.
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. It flourished as a major center of the E African ivory and slave trade and was regularly visited by U.S., British, and German trading vessels. In 1890 it became the capital of the British protectorate of Zanzibar (including the island of Pemba), and in 1963 it was made the capital of the independent republic of Zanzibar. When Zanzibar merged with Tanganyika in 1964 to form Tanzania, the city of Zanzibar continued as the seat of the archipelago's government.
| Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Zanzibar, Tanzania |
The country code is: 255
The city code is: 54
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Français (French)
n. - Zanzibar
Deutsch (German)
n. - Sansibar
Português (Portuguese)
n. - Zanzibar
Español (Spanish)
n. - Zanzíbar
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
桑吉巴
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 桑吉巴
한국어 (Korean)
잔지바르 (아프리카 동해안의 섬; 1963년 공화국으로 독립, 1964년 Tanganyika 와 합병 Tanzania 가 됨)
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- British East Africa (former British territories of eastern Africa)
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- Zanzibar
- West of Zanzibar (1954 Drama Film)
- Pemba (island of Tanzania)
- Sayyid Said (Omani statesman)
- Tanzania
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- Zanzibar Soccer Queens (2007 Culture & Society Film)
- Dar es Salaam (capital and largest city of Tanzania)
- Mogadishu (capital and largest city of Somalia)
- Tanganyika (former country of east-central Africa)
