Visitors can wander through maze-like streets, where shops, markets, and traditional houses sit alongside huge palaces.

Clove-trees were first brought to Zanzibar by Sultan Seyyid Said, who was also the first ruler of the dynasty of Omni Arabs—he transferred his court to Zanzibar from Muscat in 1828. Since his reign ...

Madden is someone Brian credits with helping engineer the revamp in a move which has seen several other local businesses follow suit and also brought about Brian’s most recent moniker, the ‘Sultan of ...

It has flourished as a spice trading center in the 19 th century when the city was the capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate. Stone Town has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.

The shortest war in history was only around 40 minutes long. It was fought between the United Kingdom and the Sultanate of Zanzibar in 1896. In the end, the British won. Using forks was once seen as ...

She also commended Zanzibar’s recent initiatives for their vital role in ... She further emphasised that, under the guidance of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council ...

The writer on Primo Levi and his grandchildren’s art. By New Statesman The British writer Abdulrazak Gurnah was born in 1948 in the former Sultanate of Zanzibar, present-day Tanzania, and moved to the ...