Zanzibar

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archipelago historic city historical sultanate semi-autonomous region

Zanzibar is a historically significant island and port off the coast of East Africa that became a key hub for Indian Ocean trade, particularly in spices, ivory, and slaves.

Aliases (9)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → historic city → historical sultanate → semi-autonomous region →
capital	Zanzibar City →
climate	tropical →
colonialPower	Omani Empire → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
contains	Stone Town →
country	Tanzania →
currency	Tanzanian shilling →
date	1964 →
dateOfUnion	1964 →
economySector	fishing → spice production → tourism →
ethnicGroup	Arabs → Shirazi → Swahili people →
existedFrom	1856 →
existedUntil	1964 →
formerCapitalOf	Sultanate of Zanzibar →
formerStatus	British protectorate → Omani sultanate →
hasExecutiveHead	President of Zanzibar →
hasHistoricBuildingType	coral stone houses →
hasLegislature	House of Representatives of Zanzibar →
hasMainIsland	Pemba Island → Unguja →
hasOfficialLanguage	English → Swahili →
historicalRole	center of the East African slave trade → key port on monsoon trade routes → major Indian Ocean trading hub →
knownFor	Swahili culture → clove production → historic architecture → ivory trade → slave trade → spice trade →
locatedIn	Indian Ocean →
locatedOffCoastOf	East Africa → Tanzania →
notableEvent	Zanzibar Revolution →
partOf	United Republic of Tanzania →
religionMajority	Islam →
resultingState	United Republic of Tanzania →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	true →
unionWith	Tanganyika →
usesMonsoonWinds	Indian Ocean trade →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tanzania → Tanzania ("Unguja") → Tanzania ("Pemba Island") →	hasRegion
Zanzibar ("Unguja") → Zanzibar ("Pemba Island") →	hasMainIsland
Tanzania →	formedByUnionOf
East African Community →	formerMemberState
Islamic world ("Zanzibar City") →	hasCulturalCenter
Tanzania ("Stone Town of Zanzibar") →	hasWorldHeritageSite
Kiunguja ("Zanzibar Sultanate (historically)") →	languageOf
Ibadi Islam →	majorContemporaryCenter
Indian Ocean trade network →	majorPort
Abdulrazak Gurnah →	placeOfBirth
Kiunguja ("Zanzibar Archipelago") →	primaryRegion
Kiunguja →	spokenIn
Kiunguja →	standardizationCenter