翻訳と辞書
Words near each other
・ Stone Table
・ Stone Tables
・ Stone Tape
・ Stone Tavern
・ Stone Tavern at Roney's Point
・ Stone Tavern, New Jersey
・ Stone Temple Pilots
・ Stone Temple Pilots (album)
・ Stone Temple Pilots discography
・ Stone the Crow
・ Stone the Crows
・ Stone the Crows (album)
・ Stone to Colwich Line
・ Stone tool
・ Stone Tower
Stone Town
・ Stone town of Kuklica
・ Stone triggerfish
・ Stone v. Chisolm
・ Stone v. Graham
・ Stone Valley Recreation Area
・ Stone veneer
・ Stone wall
・ Stone Wall (Australia)
・ Stone wall in Takanawa seashore
・ Stone wall trees in Hong Kong
・ Stone washing
・ Stone Wave
・ Stone Windmill
・ Stone wrist-guard


Dictionary Lists
翻訳と辞書 辞書検索 [ 開発暫定版 ]
スポンサード リンク

Stone Town : ウィキペディア英語版
Stone Town

Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe (Swahili for "old town") is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania. (The newer portion of the city is known as Ng'ambo (Swahili for 'the other side')). Stone Town is located on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago. Former capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate, and flourishing centre of the spice trade as well as the slave trade in the 19th century, it retained its importance as the main city of Zanzibar during the period of the British protectorate. When Tanganyika and Zanzibar joined each other to form the United Republic of Tanzania, Zanzibar kept a semi-autonomous status, with Stone Town as its local government seat.
Stone Town is a city of prominent historical and artistic importance in East Africa. Its architecture, mostly dating back to the 19th century, reflects the diverse influences underlying the Swahili culture, with the East African culture being preeminent, there is a unique mixture of Arab, Persian, Indian and European elements. For this reason, the town was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.
Due to its heritage, Stone Town is also a major visitor attraction in Tanzania, and a large part of its economy depends on tourism-related activities.
==Geography==
Stone Town is located roughly in the middle of the west coast of Unguja, on a small promontory protruding into the Zanzibar Channel. The closest major settlement on the Tanzanian coast, opposite to Stone Town, is Bagamoyo (to the south-west).〔(Map of Stone Town )〕 Stone Town is part of Zanzibar City, that also comprises the "New City" of Ng'ambo ("the Other Side"), which mostly extends in the interior of Unguja to the south-east. The ideal dividing line between Stone Town and Ng'ambo is Creek Road.〔(An introduction to Zanzibar Town )〕

抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)
ウィキペディアで「Stone Town」の詳細全文を読む



スポンサード リンク
翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース

Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.