Stone Town
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.
- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- Description: old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania
- Also known as“Mji Mkongwe”“Stone Town of Zanzibar”“Stone Town مدينة زنجبار الحجرية”
Places of Interest
Discover House of Wonders and Old Dispensary.
House of Wonders
The House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders is a landmark building in Stone Town, Zanzibar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ng’ambo and Michenzani.
Ng’ambo
Suburb
Ng'ambo is one of the two main parts comprising…
Michenzani
Michenzani is a large neighbourhood of Ng'ambo, the more modern part of Zanzibar City in Tanzania.
Stone Town
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Latitude
-6.1627° or 6° 9′ 46″ south
Longitude
39.19° or 39° 11′ 24″ east
Open location code
6G5XR5PR+W2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Stone Town” goes by many names.
زنجبار القديمةArabic
ستون تونArabic
مدينة زنجبار الحجريةArabic
Քարե քաղաքArmenian
Stone TownAsturian
Stoun TaunAzerbaijani
Harrizko HiriaBasque
প্রস্তর নগরীBengali
স্টোন টাউনBengali
Каменен градBulgarian
ကျောက်တုံးမြို့Burmese
Stone TownCatalan
桑吉巴石頭城Chinese
桑給巴爾石頭城Chinese
桑给巴尔石头城Chinese
石頭城Chinese
Kamenné MěstoCzech
Mji MkongweCzech
Stone TownCzech
Stone TownDanish
Stone TownDutch
ŜtonurboEsperanto
KivikaupunkiFinnish
Stone TownFinnish
Cidade de PedraGalician
მჯი-მკონგვეGeorgian
სტოუნ-ტაუნიGeorgian
Πέτρινη ΠόληGreek
Στόουν ΤάουνGreek
Garin DutseHausa
זנזיבר טאוןHebrew
סטון טאוןHebrew
Stone TownHungarian
Kota Batu (Zanzibar)Indonesian
Stone TownIndonesian
Stone TownItalian
ザンジバル島のストーン・タウンJapanese
ストーン・タウンJapanese
스톤타운Korean
Stone TownKotava
StountaunasLithuanian
സ്റ്റോൺ ടൗൺMalayalam
Stone TownMaltese
जान्जिबारको ढुङ्गा सहरNepali
Steinbyen på ZanzibarNorwegian
Mji MkongweNorwegian Bokmål
Steinbyen på ZanzibarNorwegian Bokmål
Stone townNorwegian Bokmål
Stone TownOccitan (post 1500)
شهر سنگی زنگبارPersian
Kamienne MiastoPolish
Stone TownPolish
ZanzibarPolish
Stone TownRomanian
Каменный городRussian
СтоунтаунRussian
Стоун ТаунSerbian
Mji MkongweSlovak
Stone TownSlovak
Stone TownSlovenian
Mji MkongweSwahili
Wilaya ya Mjini UngujaSwahili
Wilaya ya Unguja MjiniSwahili
Mji MkongweSwedish
Stone TownSwedish
Zanzibars stenstadSwedish
Шаҳри сангӣTajik
สโตนทาวน์Thai
Stone TownTurkish
Кам’яне містоUkrainian
اسٹون ٹاؤنUrdu
سٹون ٹاؤنUrdu
شہر سنگ زنجبارUrdu
Thị trấn Đá ZanzibarVietnamese
Stone TownWaray (Philippines)
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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