Ng'ambo
Ng'ambo is one of the two main parts comprising Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, the other being the historical Stone Town. Ng'ambo is much larger and more modern than Stone Town, with office buildings and large apartment blocks, as well as slum areas.Notable Places in the Area
House of Wonders
Museum
Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders is a landmark building in Stone Town, Zanzibar.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Nino Verde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christ Church is an Anglican cathedral in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Old Dispensary
Photo: Moongateclimber, Public domain.
The Old Dispensary, also known as Ithnashiri Dispensary, is a historical building in Stone Town, Zanzibar.
Localities in the Area
Michenzani
Neighbourhood
Photo: Loranchet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Michenzani is a large neighbourhood of Ng'ambo, the more modern part of Zanzibar City in Tanzania.
Stone Town
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stone Town is the main city on Zanzibar. It is a city of prominent historical and artistic importance in East Africa.
Mwera
Town
Mwera is a village in Zanzibar east of Zanzibar City on the road to the western coast of the island. Mwera is situated 7 km east of Ng'ambo.
Ng'ambo
- Type: Suburb
- Description: major part of Zanzibar City, Tanzania
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mwembeshauri, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-6.16199° or 6° 9' 43" southLongitude
39.19626° or 39° 11' 47" eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open Location Code
6G5XR5QW+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3617257852OpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
151729Wikidata ID
Q17079426Ng'ambo Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: Ng'ambo
- Dutch: Ng'ambo
- Waray (Philippines): Ng'ambo
- New Town
- Ngambo
Other Places Named Ng'ambo
Localities in the Area
- MbuyuniNeighbourhood
- DarajaniNeighbourhood
- VikokotoniNeighbourhood
- KokoniNeighbourhood
- MlandegeNeighbourhood
Landmarks in the Area
- ACT WazalendoCommunity centre
- CUF OfficeCommunity centre
- Masjid MtendeniMosque
- Al-Jazeera Hajji AgentCommunity centre
- Masjid Sharif AboudMosque
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Ng'ambo. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.