Sultan's Palace

Local nameSultan's Palace
LocationStone Town, Zanzibar City, Tanzania

The Sultan's Palace is one of the main historical buildings of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is a 3-story building with merlon-decorated white walls, located in Mizingani Road, on the seafront, between the House of Wonders and the Old Dispensary.

It stands on the site of the previous palace, called Bait As-Sahel Arabic: بيت الساحل) that was destroyed in the Anglo Zanzibar war of 1896. ,

The present palace was built in late 19th century to serve as a residence for the Sultan's family. After the Zanzibar Revolution, in 1964 it was formally renamed to People's Palace and used as a government seat.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan's_Palace,_Zanzibar

Address Mizingani Rd, Zanzibar Town, Tanzania

Coordinates -6°9'35.819" N 39°11'25.717" E

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