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Chumbe Island. / 6.27750°S 39.18306°E / -6.27750; 39.18306. Chumbe Island lighthouse. Chumbe Island ( Kisiwa cha Chumbe, in Swahili) is a private island in the Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania, off the coast of Mjini District. It is situated in the Zanzibar Channel. The island is known for its ecological innovation and exceptional ...
With a land area of 988 square kilometres (381 sq mi) [1] it is situated about 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the north of Unguja, the largest island of the archipelago. In 1964, Zanzibar was united with the former colony of Tanganyika to form Tanzania. It lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of mainland Tanzania, across the Pemba Channel.
Changuu Island (also known as Kibandiko, Prison or Quarantine Island) ( Kisiwa cha Changuu, in Swahili) is an island in the Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania, off the coast of Mjini District. It is situated in the Zanzibar Channel. It is located 5.6 km (3.5 mi) northwest of Stone Town. The island is around 800 m (2,600 ft) long and 230 m (750 ft ...
Anglican Bishop of Zanzibar. Coordinates: 39°19′E. The Bishop of Zanzibar is the Diocesan of an island diocese in the Anglican Church of Tanzania. [1] Its current bishop is Michael Hafidh. [2] The bishop's seat is Christ Church, Zanzibar, the Anglican cathedral in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania .
List of sultans of Zanzibar. The sultans of Zanzibar ( Arabic: سلاطين زنجبار) were the rulers of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, which was created on 19 October 1856 after the death of Said bin Sultan. He had ruled Oman and Zanzibar as the sultan of Oman since 1804. The sultans of Zanzibar were of a cadet branch of the Al Said Dynasty of ...
Dynasty. Al Said. Father. Said bin Sultan. Mother. an Ethiopian Suri. Barghash bin Said with his ministers. Sayyid Barghash bin Said al-Busaidi (1836 – 26 March 1888) ( Arabic: برغش بن سعيد البوسعيدي ), an Omani Sultan and the son of Said bin Sultan, was the second Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from 7 October 1870 ...
Islam is the most prominent religion on the semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago and could be considered the Islamic center in the United Republic of Tanzania. Around 99% of the population in the islands are Muslim, with two-thirds being Sunni Muslim and a minority Ibadi, Ismaili and Twelver Shia. [1] [2] Islam has a long presence on the ...
Stone Town. / 6.1624°S 39.1913°E / -6.1624; 39.1913. Stonetown of Zanzibar ( Arabic: مدينة زنجبار الحجرية, romanized : madīnat Zanjibār al-ḥajariyya ), 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 ...