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Zanzibar Urban/West

Mjini Magharibi Region, Zanzibar Urban West Region or West Zanzibar Region is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of 230 km2. The region is located entirely on the island of and bordered to the west by the Indian Ocean, the north by and the east by .
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  • Type: State with 594,000 residents
  • Description: region of Zanzibar, Tanzania
  • Also known as: “Mjini Magharibi Region”, “Urban District of Zanzibar”, “Zanzibar Urban/West Region”, and “Zanzibar West Region”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amaan Stadium and House of Wonders.

Stadium
is a in , Tanzania. The stadium holds 15,000 people.

Museum
Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Palace of Wonders is a landmark building in , . It is the largest and tallest building of Stone Town and occupies a prominent place facing the Forodhani Gardens on the old town's seafront in Mizingani Road.

Photo: Moongateclimber, Public domain.
The , also known as Ithnashiri Dispensary, is a historical building in , . It is located on the seafront, in Mizingani Road, halfway between the Palace Museum and the harbour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stone Town and Bububu.

Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main city on . It 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, with a unique mixture of Moorish, Arab, Persian, Indian and European elements.

Town
is a town on the island of , the main island of . It is located on the central west coast, 10 kilometres north of the Zanzibari capital of .

Village
is a city located on the island of . The city serves as capital of the Zanzibar Central/South region.

Zanzibar Urban/West

Latitude
-6.1654° or 6° 9′ 55″ south
Longitude
39.2387° or 39° 14′ 19″ east
Population
594,000
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
6G5XR6MQ+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4353396211
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
148724
Wiki­data ID
Q180822
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Zanzibar Urban/West” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إقليم غرب زنجبار”
  • Arabic: “زنجبار الحضرية / المقاطعة الغربية”
  • Arabic: “زنجبار”
  • Armenian: “Արևմտյան Զանզիբար”
  • Asturian: “Mjini Magharibi”
  • Asturian: “Rexón de Mjini Magharibi”
  • Bengali: “জাাঞ্জিবার আরবান/ওয়েস্ট অঞ্চল”
  • Bulgarian: “Западен Занзибар”
  • Catalan: “Regió de Zanzibar Urbà-Oest”
  • Cebuano: “Zanzibar Urban/West Region”
  • Chinese: “姆吉尼馬哈里比大區”
  • Chinese: “尚吉巴城市西區”
  • Chinese: “尚吉巴西區”
  • Chinese: “尚西巴西区”
  • Chinese: “尚西巴西區”
  • Chinese: “桑給巴爾西區”
  • Chinese: “西尚吉巴區”
  • Chinese: “西尚吉巴行政區”
  • Croatian: “Zanzibar Grad/Zapad”
  • Danish: “Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • Dutch: “Stedelijk- en West-Zanzibar”
  • Esperanto: “Regiono Urba-Okcidenta Unguĵo”
  • Finnish: “Mjini Magharibin alue”
  • Finnish: “Zanzibar Urban/West Region”
  • French: “Unguja Ville et Ouest”
  • French: “Zanzibar Urban/West”
  • Galician: “Zanzíbar Urbano/Oeste”
  • Georgian: “დასავლეთ ზანზიბარი”
  • German: “Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • German: “Zanzibar Urban/West”
  • Greek: “Μτζίνι Μαγκχαρίμπι”
  • Gujarati: “ઝાંઝીબાર અર્બન / પશ્ચિમ પ્રદેશ”
  • Hindi: “जंजीबार शहरी/पश्चिमी क्षेत्र”
  • Indonesian: “Region Mjini Magharibi”
  • Indonesian: “Wilayah Zanzibar Urban/Barat”
  • Italian: “regione di Zanzibar Urbana-Ovest”
  • Italian: “Regione di Zanzibar Urbana-Ovest”
  • Japanese: “ザンジバル都市部・西部州”
  • Kannada: “ಜಂಜಿಬಾರ್ ಅರ್ಬನ್ / ವೆಸ್ಟ್ ರೀಜನ್”
  • Korean: “잔지바르 도시·서부주”
  • Kotava: “TanzaniaUngujaMjiniMagharibiGola”
  • Latvian: “Mdžini Magaribi reģions”
  • Latvian: “Rietumzanzibāras reģions”
  • Lithuanian: “Zanzibaro vakarinis regionas”
  • Macedonian: “Занзибар Град/Запад”
  • Malay: “Mjini Magharibi Region”
  • Maltese: “Reġjun ta‘ Mjini Magharabi”
  • Marathi: “झांझिबार शहरी/पश्चिम प्रदेश”
  • Northern Frisian: “Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • Northern Frisian: “Unguja Waast”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vest-Zanzibar”
  • Norwegian: “Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • Persian: “منطقه شهری/غربی زنگبار”
  • Persian: “منطقه مجینی مغاربی”
  • Persian: “منطقه مجینی مغربی”
  • Polish: “Zanzibar Zachodni”
  • Portuguese: “Unguja Ocidental”
  • Portuguese: “Zanzibar-Mjini Ocidental”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea Zanzibar West”
  • Russian: “Занзибар Западный”
  • Serbian: “Занзибар град/запад”
  • Sinhala: “සන්සිබාර් නාගරික /බස්නාහිර කලාපය”
  • Spanish: “Región de Zanzíbar Oeste”
  • Spanish: “Región de Zanzibar Urban/West”
  • Swahili: “Mjini Magharibi”
  • Swahili: “Mkoa wa Mjini Magharibi”
  • Swahili: “Mkoa wa Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • Swedish: “Västra Zanzibar”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Шарқи Занзибар”
  • Tamil: “சன்னஜிப்பர் அர்பன் /மேற்கு பகுதி”
  • Tatar: “Көнбатыш Занзибар төбәге”
  • Telugu: “జాంజిబార్ అర్బన్/పశ్చిమ ప్రాంతం”
  • Thai: “เมืองแซนซิบาร์/เวส รีเจี้ยน”
  • Turkish: “Zanzibar Kırsal/Batı Bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Занзібар Західний”
  • Ukrainian: “Регіон Західний Занзібар”
  • Urdu: “مجینی مغربی ریجن”
  • Urdu: “مجینی مغربی علاقہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Zanzibar West”
  • Western Panjabi: “نگری زنبجار”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Zanzibar Ìlú/Ìwọ̀orùn”
  • Yue Chinese: “桑給巴爾西區”
  • Zulu: “Mjini Magharibi Region”

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