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Zanzibar: Pemba, Mafia : the Bardt Travel Guide
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Affiliation
Islam
Stone Town
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Malindi Mosque is located in Tanzania
Geographic coordinates
6°09′33″S 39°11′29″E / 6.1592356°S 39.191476°E / -6.1592356; 39.191476
mosque
mosque
Stone Town
Zanzibar
Tanzania
port
AH
Benadir coast
Somalia
architectural
minaret
Islam in Tanzania
Zanzibar: Pemba, Mafia : the Bardt Travel Guide
ISBN
978-1-84162-254-5
Mnara Mosque Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tanzania: With Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia
547
ISBN
978-1-84162-288-0
archnet.org

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