Once the capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate ... markets, and traditional houses sit alongside huge palaces and mosques. One tourist wrote on TripAdvisor: "We had a wonderful day in Stone Town.

"The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's Zanzibar authorities launched a fresh campaign on Friday to eliminate house crows, an invasive species that has caused significant damage to crops ...