Stone Town

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Stone Town is the historic old quarter of Zanzibar City, renowned for its labyrinthine streets, Swahili architecture, and rich blend of African, Arab, Indian, and European cultural influences.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Stone Town canonical 10
Stone Town of Zanzibar 3
Stone Town (Cidade de Pedra) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
old town
administrativeTerritory Zanzibar Urban/West Region
architecturalInfluence Arab architecture
European colonial architecture
Indian architecture
architecturalStyle Swahili architecture
capitalOf Zanzibar City
climate tropical climate
country Tanzania
dominantReligion Islam
governingBody Zanzibar Municipal Council
linked to: Zanzibar City
hasLandmark Christ Church Cathedral
Darajani Market
Forodhani Gardens
Hamamni Persian Baths
House of Wonders
Jaws Corner
Old Dispensary
Old Fort of Zanzibar
Sultan's Palace Museum
hasPort Port of Zanzibar
linked to: Zanzibar harbor
hasUNESCOCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(vi)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor Swahili architecture
blend of African, Arab, Indian, and European cultural influences
historic coral stone buildings
historic trade center
labyrinthine streets
slave trade history
spice trade history
wooden carved doors
locatedIn Indian Ocean
Zanzibar City
locatedInTimeZone East Africa Time
locatedOn Unguja Island
materialUsed coral rag stone
nearbyWaterBody Zanzibar Channel
partOf Zanzibar Archipelago
historic Swahili Coast settlements
primaryLanguage Swahili
streetPattern narrow winding alleys
tourismType cultural tourism destination
heritage tourism destination
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2000
UNESCOSiteId 173rev
UTCOffset +3

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zanzibar City hasPart Stone Town
Zanzibar City knownFor Stone Town
World Heritage Sites in Africa hasComponentSite Stone Town of Zanzibar
linked to: Stone Town
Swahili people heritageSite Stone Town of Zanzibar
linked to: Stone Town
Sultanate of Zanzibar capital Stone Town
East African art hasCenter Stone Town
Zanzibar Urban/West Region hasHeritageSite Stone Town of Zanzibar
linked to: Stone Town
Zanzibar Channel near Stone Town
Unguja Island hasHistoricCity Stone Town
Unguja Island knownFor Stone Town
Island of Mozambique contains Stone Town (Cidade de Pedra)
linked to: Stone Town
Khalid bin Barghash associatedWithPlace Stone Town, Zanzibar
linked to: Stone Town