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  2. History of Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    History of Tanzania. People have lived in Zanzibar for 20,000 years. [citation needed] The earliest written accounts of Zanzibar began when the islands became a base for traders voyaging between the African Great Lakes, the Somali Peninsula, the Arabian peninsula, Iran, and the Indian subcontinent. Unguja offered a protected and defensible ...

  3. Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    Zanzibar is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania.It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (16–31 mi) off the coast of the African mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island.

  4. Tourism in Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    Tourism in Zanzibar includes the tourism industry and its effects on the islands of Unguja (known internationally as Zanzibar) and Pemba in Zanzibar a semi-autonomous region in the United Republic of Tanzania. [1] Tourism is the top income generator for the islands, outpacing even the lucrative agricultural export industry and providing roughly ...

  5. Zanzibar Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Zanzibar Revolution ( Swahili: Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar; Arabic: ثورة زنجبار, romanized : Thawrat Zanjibār) began on 12 January 1964 and led to the overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar Jamshid bin Abdullah and his mainly Arab government by the island's majority Black African population.

  6. UN resumes transporting aid from US-built pier in Gaza - AOL

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    May 23, 2024 at 12:24 PM. By Michelle Nichols. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has resumed transporting humanitarian aid arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip ...

  7. Israel says it will return video equipment seized from AP - AOL

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    24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. ... Karhi said the defense ministry will undertake a review of news outlets' positioning of live video of Gaza ...

  8. Sultanate of Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    The Sultanate of Zanzibar ( Swahili: Usultani wa Zanzibar, Arabic: سلطنة زنجبار, romanized : Sulṭanat Zanjībār ), also known as the Zanzibar Sultanate, [1] was an East African Muslim state controlled by the Sultan of Zanzibar, in place between 1856 and 1964. [4] The Sultanate's territories varied over time, and after a period of ...

  9. Gaza needs minimum 16 years to rebuild lost homes, UN says - AOL

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    Rebuilding Gaza's shattered homes will take at least until 2040 but could drag on for many decades, according to a U.N. report released on Thursday. Nearly seven months of Israeli bombardment have ...