Stone Town

Located on the western coast of Unguja and identifieed by a maze of narrow alleys formed by shops adjacent to both houses and mosques, the town derives its name from the coral stone used as the main construction material which gives it a warm reddish colour. This architecture farther signifies the influences the Swahili culture, Persian, Arab and European elements had on the town, that saw it declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 2000.