PRESENTATION
The island of Zanzibar, the ornate and mysterious jewel of the Indian Ocean, was once the eastern gateway to Africa. It lies twenty-two miles off the Tanzanian coast, and it is no accident that the explorers Livingstone and Burton had homes here. Its lush forests and cloistered Arabic alleyways are indicative of all the esoteric wonders awaiting in the continent beyond. The island has long been a meeting a place of the world. Once the center of the slave and ivory trade, Zanzibar welcomed into its harbour ships loaded with goods from India and the Far East as well as Europe and America. An Indian bazaar still operates on the island today, as well as the world's largest clove market.
MAPS
CULTURE
TOURISME
Trip reports and recommendations
Resources on Tanzania
Database
INCORE
INCORE guide to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Tanzania
THE ZANZIBAR ARCHIVES
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