http://netvouz.com/peter2022/tag/zanzibar?feed=rss peter2022's bookmarks tagged "zanzibar" on Netvouz http://zanzibar-islands.com/twpub/index.cgi Zanzibar’s heyday commenced in 1832, when Sultan Sayyid moved the capital of his Omani sultanate to the region. What was once a quiet fishermen's village soon became a flourishing town with Arab townhouses and numerous extravagant palaces being erected on the West coast. The Sultan donated plots of land to affluent Omani families who cultivated spice plantations. peter2022 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:24:06 GMT