Mjini Magharibi Region
TL;DR
Zanzibar City and Stone Town UNESCO site receiving bulk of 737,000 annual tourists
Mjini Magharibi (Urban West) encompasses Zanzibar City including the UNESCO World Heritage Stone Town—where Swahili, Arab, Indian, and European architectural influences create one of East Africa's most distinctive urban landscapes. The region receives the bulk of Zanzibar's 737,000 annual international tourists (2024 record). The narrow streets, carved wooden doors, and coral stone buildings date largely to the 19th century Omani sultanate. Tourism accounts for nearly a third of Zanzibar's GDP. Stone Town's port historically dominated Indian Ocean spice trade; today it anchors cruise ship tourism and heritage hospitality.