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Usine Destination Guide

Touring Usine in Tanzania

Usine in the region of Zanzibar Central/South is a city located in Tanzania - some 259 mi or ( 417 km ) East of Dodoma , the country's capital city .

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Time in Usine is now 11:10 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zanzibar, Unguja Ukuu Pwani, Unguja Ukuu, Ramla, and Mwenda Wima. Being here already, consider visiting Zanzibar . Check out our recommendations for Usine ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kizimkazi

Kizimkazi - officially Kizimkazi Mkunguni, but also known as Kizimkazi Mtendeni - is a fishing village on the southern coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, and was once a walled city. It is situated three miles southeast of the Kizimkazi Mosque (which is located in Kizimkazi Dimbani, commonly known just as Dimbani). In recent years, Kizimkazi has become a major tourist attraction, as daily boat tours are organized to bring visitors off shore to watch bottlenose dolphins and swim with them.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -6.45 39.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Villages in Zanzibar

Kizimkazi Mosque

The Kizimkazi Mosque is a mosque situated on the southern tip of the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania and is one of the oldest Islamic buildings on the East African coast. Despite its name, it is located in Dimbani, not Kizimkazi, which is three miles away (this is because the official names of these two joined villages are Kizimkazi Dimbani and Kizimkazi Mtendeni). According to a preserved kufic inscription, it was built in 1107 by settlers from Shiraz.

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Located at -6.43 39.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1107 establishments, Mosques in Zanzibar

Dimbani

Dimbani - officially Kizimkazi Dimbani - is a village on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It is one of a pair of villages located close to the southern tip of the west coast, the other being Kizimkazi Mtendeni (commonly known simply as Kizimkazi). Dimbani's most notable feature is Kizimkazi Mosque, one of the oldest Islamic structures in East Africa.

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Located at -6.43 39.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Villages in Zanzibar

Uzi Island

Uzi Island is an island in the south of Zanzibar, connected by causeway to the main island of Unguja. It is located immediately to the south of the main island's Unguja Ukuu ruins. The island contains the small town of Uzi, and is six kilometres in length, making it the second largest of the smaller islands which surrounds Unguja (after Tumbatu in the north).

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Located at -6.37 39.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Islands of Zanzibar

Menai Bay

Menai Bay is located in the south-west of Zanzibar in Tanzania. It is home to nineteen villages with a total population of around 17,000.

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Located at -6.38 39.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Bays of Tanzania, Bodies of water of Zanzibar