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Map showing the island of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania in East Africa, including major towns such as Zanzibar City, Bububu, and Chwaka, as well as nearby islands, reefs, and key geographic features. An inset locates Zanzibar along the eastern coast of Africa. Zanzibar Zanzibar
History of Zanzibar's slave trade
The Sultan's palace in Stone Town, Zanzibar City, features whitewashed walls, arched windows, a red-tiled roof, and a palm tree in front. East African slave market in the port of Zanzibar, engraving from Harper's Weekly. The city was infamous for its trade in slaves, having some 7,000 slaves sold annually by the 1860s.
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Zanzibar: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Zanzibar (Tanzania). May 30, 2018
Media added. Nov 09, 2017
Cross-references added. Nov 09, 2017
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Zanzibar (Tanzania). Sep 25, 2017
Added video. Mar 20, 2015
Added photograph. Jun 06, 2013
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Zanzibar, Tanzania. Jun 20, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Zanzibar,Tanzania. Jun 20, 2011
Media added. Sep 15, 2008
Added new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Zanzibar (Tanzania). Mar 28, 2008
Population data updated. Dec 01, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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