The interregional caravan trade in East Africa was a system of long-distance trade networks connecting various regions of East Africa, primarily for the transport of ivory. It began in the 19th centur
Caravan porters with ivory tusks, probably around 1890
The port area of Zanzibar City in 2007; on the left is the Sultan's Palace, built after the Sultan moved to Zanzibar, and on the right is the power station built in 1883, called Beit al-Ajaib, or “House of Wonders” in popular parlance.
One of the typical carved doors in the historic old town of Zanzibar City
The old Arab town of Zanzibar, founded in the second half of the 19th century. Photo from 1928.
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Great Zimbabwe was a city in the south-eastern hills of the modern country of Zimbabwe, near Masvingo. It was settled from around 1000 CE, and served as the capital of the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe fr
Tower in the Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe
The conical tower inside the Great Enclosure at Great Zimbabwe
Overview of Great Zimbabwe. The large walled construction is the Great Enclosure. Some remains of the valley complex can be seen in front of it.
Plan of the complex (first published in J.T. Bent's Ruined Cities of Mashonaland, London, 1892, after p. 121).