The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar

Bi Khole ruins and estate located at the seashore in South District at Bungi about 23km from the Zanzibar Town. Bi Khole (Chole or Khwala) Binti Homoud bin Seif. Her father was a seyyid Said’ uncle. Her mother was Zamzam the Said Sultan’s daughter. Zamzam was sister to Salme and Barghash (later Sultan of Zanzibar, ruled 1870-1888). After the death of her father in1876, Bi Khole left her home residence Bububu to Bungi where she built her own new residence on a clove estate she inherited from her father sometime in the mid 19th century. Bi Khole passed away in 1917

Maruhubi Palace was built in 1881 by extravagant Sultan Barghash as pleasure house for his harem, the Palace was surrounded by an extensive wall enclosure with a garden planted with a great variety of mango trees imported by Sultan Barghash from India.

The Kizimkazi is a mosque situated on the south tip of the Island of Zanzibar. Maybe the oldest Islamic building on the East Africa coast. This mosque is actually located three kilometers northwest of the town of Kizimkazi, which in the twelveth century was noted regarded as a substantial and walled city, in a small village known as Dimbani.

The Cave was habited long time ago. Researchers founded stones, wood and iron objects, animals and human remains lived 30,000 ago. This cave has pure water and high ceiling broken at two points which give light and ventilation. It is also used as shrine.

Unguja Ukuu is a large site and was probably a major settlement of an African, iron-using, farming community from c. 500 AD. to c. 900 AD. It appears to have been a key urban centre built of mud and timber structures, with stone buildings covering only a small part of the site and mostly from the later periods

Dunga Palace was built for Muhammad bin Ahmed al Alawi (c.1785-1865), sometimes called Sultan Hamadi (Lyne, 1905), the last but one of a long line of traditional leaders of Unguja claiming Shirazian descent who were given the title of Mwinyi Mkuu (meaning the ‘Great Holder’ or ‘Great Possessor’), from a line possibly going back as far as the 13th century

Strong, local, oral traditions associate the house and another nearby at Fukuchani with the Portuguese. The buildings do most likely date from the 16th century when Portuguese settlers came to the island.

Fukuchani ruin: was built in 16th century when Portuguese came to the Island, or perhaps a little earlier.

Mtoni ruins palace site was the oldest among the Sayyid Said Palaces in 19th Century in the Island of Zanzibar. Beit –el Mtoni distance about five miles from the city of Zanzibar lies of the sea coast. This is the place where by Sayyida Selme born and stayed up to the seven years old.

The Kibweni Site is home to the historic Kibweni Palace (Beit el-Kasrusaada), located just north of Stone Town along the west coast of Unguja Island, Zanzibar. Built in 1915 as a country residence for Sultan Khalifa II, the palace is known for its blend of Swahili, Arab, and European architectural styles. Although not generally open to the public, it remains a significant heritage site and is occasionally used for official state functions. The area is also known for its proximity to spice farms and offers glimpses of colonial and royal history in Zanzibar.

The museum as its name suggest, was build soon after World War 1 as a permanent peace memorials to those who lost their lives during the war. Building was Construction and designed by engineered Mr. J.H. Sinclar, British consul and Resident from 1895 – 1923, assisted by Mr. P.C Harris, Government Architect. This style was pure imitation of sanctuary of World famous building like Mosque of Sofia and Taj Mahal of India. The museum was opened on Armistice Day 1925 by his Highness Seyyid Khalifa bin Haroub Sultan of Zanzibar from 1911- 1960, who named it Beit-el Amaan (House of Peace).