Sultan’s Palace
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Palace
- Description: museum in Zanzibar
- Also known as: “Palace Museum” and “Sultan’s Palace, Zanzibar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include House of Wonders and Old Dispensary.
House of Wonders
Museum
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The House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders is a landmark building in Stone Town, Zanzibar. 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. House of Wonders is situated 150 metres southwest of Sultan’s Palace.
Old Dispensary
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The Old Dispensary, also known as Ithnashiri Dispensary, is a historical building in Stone Town, Zanzibar. It is located on the seafront, in Mizingani Road, halfway between the Palace Museum and the harbour. Old Dispensary is situated 300 metres northeast of Sultan’s Palace.
Friday Mosque
Mosque
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The Ijumaa Mosque is a mosque in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The mosque was completely renovated in 1994 in the modern Arabesque Swahili style. Friday Mosque is situated 220 metres northeast of Sultan’s Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stone Town and Ng’ambo.
Stone Town
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Stone Town is the main city on Zanzibar. 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.
Ng’ambo
Suburb
Ng'ambo is one of the two main parts comprising Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, the other being the historical Stone Town. Ng'ambo is much larger and more modern than Stone Town, with office buildings and large apartment blocks, as well as slum areas.
Michenzani
Neighborhood
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Michenzani is a large neighbourhood of Ng'ambo, the more modern part of Zanzibar City in Tanzania. It is located just across Creek Road, that separates the historical part of the city, Stone Town and Ng'ambo.
Sultan’s Palace
- Categories: royal palace, museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kiponda, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swahili—“Sultan’s Palace” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت الساحل”
- Dutch: “Palace Museum”
- French: “musée du Palais (Zanzibar)”
- French: “Musée du Palais”
- German: “Sultanspalast (Sansibar)”
- German: “Sultanspalast”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Palace Museum”
- Hausa: “Gidan kayan gargajiya na Palace”
- Italian: “Museo del Palazzo”
- Italian: “Palace Museum”
- Russian: “Дворец султана (Занзибар)”
- Russian: “Дворец султана”
- Spanish: “Museo del Palacio”
- Swahili: “Jumba la Sultani, Zanzibar”
- Swahili: “Makumbusho ya Ikulu”
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