• Figure 7.2. A contemporary map of Zanzibar Stone Town showing buildings by ethnic origin. Even though Indian buildings are generally located along commercial streets and Arab buildings are generally located along the seafront and in the southwest corner of the map, we see no clear ethnic separation in this town. Due to rapid urban growth and changing political economy, the ethnic geography of Omani Zanzibar might have been even more complicated than what is indicated on this map. (Created by the author.)

A contemporary map of Zanzibar Stone Town showing buildings by ethnic origin

From Physical Space and Spatiality in Muslim Societies: Notes on the Social Production of Cities by Mahbub Rashid

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  • Political Science:Political History
  • African Studies
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