Old Dispensary
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.
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- …dates from 1894
- …has 3 floors
- Description: historic building in Stone Town, Zanzibar
- Also known as“Ithnashiri Dispensary”“Old Dispensary (Zanzibar)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Friday Mosque and House of Wonders.
Friday Mosque
Mosque
The Ijumaa Mosque is a mosque in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
House of Wonders
Museum
The House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders is a landmark building in Stone Town, Zanzibar. House of Wonders is situated 440 metres southwest of Old Dispensary.
Christ Church Cathedral, Zanzibar
Church
Christ Church is an Anglican cathedral in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Christ Church Cathedral, Zanzibar is situated 510 metres south of Old Dispensary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stone Town and Ng’ambo.
Ng’ambo
Suburb
Ng'ambo is one of the two main parts comprising…
Michenzani
Neighborhood
Michenzani is a large neighbourhood of Ng'ambo, the more modern part of Zanzibar City in Tanzania.
Old Dispensary
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Latitude
-6.15829° or 6° 9′ 30″ south
Longitude
39.19263° or 39° 11′ 34″ east
Open location code
6G5XR5RV+M3
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OpenStreetMap feature
building=public
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From French to Swahili—“Old Dispensary” goes by many names.
- French: “Ancien Dispensaire de Zanzibar”
- Italian: “dispensario Ithnashiri”
- Italian: “Old Dispensary”
- Italian: “vecchio dispensario”
- Italian: “Vecchio dispensario”
- Russian: “Старый диспансер (Занзибар)”
- Russian: “Старый диспансер”
- Spanish: “Antiguo Dispensario”
- Spanish: “Dispensario Ithnashiri”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Viejo de Zanzíbar”
- Swahili: “Zahanati ya Ithnashiri”
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