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Zanzibar Island is well known for its history. It dates back during the earliest trade contact between Far East and Middle East through Monsoon wind, where Arabs, Asians and foreigners’ able to sail to Zanzibar to traded with local people.
This trade prospers the migrations to Zanzibar by being a pleasant place for settlement. Zanzibar had deepest harbor, sufficient water supplies and good climatic condition which attract to traders and other foreigner. These facilities to maximum level boost the Indian Ocean trade network to be indispensable.
The coming of sultans from Oman to Zanzibar in 18th century made Zanzibar commercial empire of the coastal shore and interior in particular. The commodities of ivory, slave and spices were sold but also at maximum level have shaped Zanzibar economy. This brought in technological development of architectures, electricity, transport advancement like locomotive train and dhow technology.
However, after independence no much emphasize were given on conservation and protection of many of our historical buildings, which eventually collapsed down.
There are some exists of its area, pillars that still can remind you about two hundred years ago and you may be able to digest history of the royal Arabs sultan and foreigners in Zanzibar.
This trip is most interesting to those who wish to explore the wealthy of this land during that particular time. Also, you would also experience how human destruction of this potential history continues to destruct our world