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Stone Town or Mji Mkongwe, in Swahili meaning "ancient town", is the old part of Zanzibar City (or Unguja Mjini) - the capital of the island of Unguja, informally known as Zanzibar, a part of Tanzania. The old town is built on a triangular peninsula of land on the western coast of the island. The oldest part of the town consists of a warren of narrow alleys to house, shops, bazaar, and mosque. Cars are often too wide to drive down many of the maze of winding streets. Its Swahili architecture... full article at wikipedia
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