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World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

Write: Garvin [2011-05-20]
World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2009 shows a post office in the Zanzibar Stone Town in Tanzania. The Stone Town, which used to be a trading center in East Africa, is a seashore city with winding alleys, bustling bazaars, mosques and grand Arab houses. Most of the houses are well preserved and constructions built in the 19th century still can be seen in the town. The harmonious combination of different cultures attract lots of tourists every year. The Stone Town was listed by the UNESCO in 2000 as a world cultural heritage site.

World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2009 shows the stone-carving square in Zanzibar Stone Town in Tanzania.


World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2009 shows local residents shopping in the market in the Zanzibar Stone Town in Tanzania


World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2009 shows local people selling handicrafts in Zanzibar Stone Town in Tanzania.


World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2009 shows a resident resting in front of a store in Zanzibar Stone Town in Tanzania


World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2009 shows a girl looking out from a window in Zanzibar Stone Town in Tanzania

World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2009 shows a view of Zanzibar Stone Town in Tanzania


World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2009 shows furnitures for sale in a shop in the Zanzibar Stone Town in Tanzania


World cultural heritage site: Stone Town

Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2009 shows a view of Zanzibar Stone Town in Tanzania