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Palace Museum, Zanzibar
The Sultan's Palace is one of the main historical buildings of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is a 3-story building with merlon-decorated white walls, located in Mizingani Road, on the seafront, between the House of Wonders and the Old Dispensary. It stands on the site of the previous palace, called Bait As-Sahel Arabic: بيت الساحل) that was destroyed in the Anglo Zanzibar war of 1896. archnet.org (Website about architecture in Islamic sovieties, run by Agha Khan Trust), lookup in March 2021 , The present palace was built in late 19th century to serve as a residence for the Sultan's family. After the |
Stone Town
Stonetown of Zanzibar ( ar, مدينة زنجبار الحجرية), also known as Mji Mkongwe ( Swahili for "old town"), is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania. The newer portion of the city is known as Ng'ambo, Swahili for 'the other side'. Stone Town is located on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago. Former capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate, and flourishing centre of the spice trade as well as the slave trade in the 19th century, it retained its importance as the main city of Zanzibar during the period of the British protectorate. When Tanganyika and Zanzibar joined each other to form the United Republic of Tanzania, Zanzibar kept a semi-autonomous status, with Stone Town as its local government seat. Stone Town is a city of prominent historical and artistic importance in East Africa. Its architecture, mostly dating back to the 19th century, reflects the diverse influences underlying the Swahili culture, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalifa Bin Harub Of Zanzibar
Sir Khalifa II bin Harub Al-Said (26 August 1879 – 9 October 1960) ( ar, خليفة بن حارب البوسعيد) was the ninth Sultan of Zanzibar from 9 December 1911 to 9 October 1960. His father was Harub bin Thuwaini, a son of Thuwaini bin Said, Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. In 1900, he married Sayyida Matuka bint Hamud Al-Busaid, daughter of the Hamoud bin Mohammed of Zanzibar, seventh Sultan of Zanzibar and sister of the Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar, eighth Sultan. He also married his second wife, Sultana Nunu. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Sayyid Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar, Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa. Part of the museum of the Palace Museum, Zanzibar, Sultan's Palace in Zanzibar is dedicated to Sir Khalifa. Honours *King George V Coronation Medal-1911 *Grand Cordon of the Saidi Order of Oman *King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935 *Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)-1935 (KBE-1919) ''(Honorary)'' *Knight G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourist Attractions In Zanzibar
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24 hours, business and other purposes". Tourism can be domestic (within the traveller's own country) or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments. Tourism numbers declined as a result of a strong economic slowdown (the late-2000s recession) between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009, and in consequence of the outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, but slowly recovered until the COVID-19 pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
