Once the capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate, Stone Town was a major and infamous hub for the spice and slave trades. Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of East Africa’s most ...

Once a thriving hub of trade and commerce, the town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000 for its historical significance. But the same ocean that once brought prosperity to Stone ...

DAR ES SALAAM, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Thursday vowed to continue protecting Stone Town, designated as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations ...

Freddie Mercury was born to Indian parents in Stone Town, Zanzibar in Tanzania in 1946. Subsequently, he and his family fled to England in 1964 to escape ethnic violence against Arabs and Indians ...