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Chumbuni Dogo in the region of Zanzibar Urban/West is a town in Tanzania - some 239 mi or ( 384 km ) East of Dodoma , the country's capital city .
Current time in Chumbuni Dogo is now 02:06 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wete, Walezo, Umbuji, Tunguu, and Tanga. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wete . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Chumbuni Dogo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Stone Town, Zanzibar City and Surroundings, Zanzibar.
The main attraction of Zanzibar City is Stone Town, the historical centre. Stone Town is since 2000 a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Many houses are made from coral stone or coral rag and were renovated ..
Zanzibar Palace- A Zanzibar holiday with Tanzania Odyssey
Zanzibar Palace with www.tanzaniaodyssey.com Video of the Lodges and Parks of Tanzania and Zanzibar. For more information and other videos of Tanzania please see www.tanzaniaodyssey.com or email to in ..
North Coast to Stone Town - Zanzibar
Driving south along Malawi Road from the north coast to Stone Town, Zanzibar, Unguja. Music: Kevin MacLeod - Overheat Thank you to Kevin MacLeod for the royalty free music. incompetech.com Video taken ..
Stonetown, Zanzibar
Stonetown, Zanzibar. For more info: virtualtourist.com/georeiser ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Amaan Stadium
Amaan Stadium (also spelled Amani) is a football stadium in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people. The stadium was the location of a ceremony uniting the Afro-Shirazi Party and the Tanganyika African National Union into the Chama cha Mapinduzi. The flags of the respective parties were raised and lowered for the last time with the flag of the Chama cha Mapinduzi then being raised. The ceremony took place on February 5, 1997.
Located at -6.17 39.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Stone Town
Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe (Swahili for "old town") is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania, as opposed to Ng'ambo (Swahili for 'the other side'). It is located on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago.
Located at -6.16 39.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Battle of Zanzibar
The Battle of Zanzibar was a naval battle of the First World War between the Kaiserliche Marine and the Royal Navy. The German cruiser SMS Konigsberg had been taking on coal in the delta of the Rufiji River when her crew were told that a British cruiser—HMS Pegasus, which had been part of the Royal Navy's Cape Squadron sent to counter Koningsberg—had put in at Zanzibar for repairs. Konigsberg′s captain—Commander Max Looff—decided to attack Pegasus while she was in port.
Located at -6.15 39.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
HMS Pegasus (1897)
HMS Pegasus was one of 11 Pelorus-class protected cruisers ordered for the Royal Navy in 1893 under the Spencer Program and based on the earlier Pearl-class. The class were fitted with a variety of different boilers, most of which were not entirely satisfactory, and by 1914, four ships had been withdrawn. They had all been condemned in 1904 but were reprieved and remained in service, with scrapping proposed in 1915.
Located at -6.15 39.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Bububu
Bububu is a town on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, the main island of Zanzibar. It is located on the central west coast, 10 kilometres north of the Zanzibari capital of Stone Town. The town is predominantly a densely populated industrial town, but it is also noted for its beach, which is one of the best within easy reach of the capital. One of the first railways in Zanzibar was built in 1905 to connect Bububu to Stone Town.
Located at -6.17 39.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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