Old Fort of Zanzibar, Zanzibar

Old Fort of Zanzibar, Zanzibar (Tanzania)

The Old Fort also known as the Arab Fort and by other names is a fortification located in Stone Town the capital of Zanzibar. It is the oldest building and a major visitor attraction of Stone Town. It is located on the main seafront adjacent to another landmark building of the city the House of Wonders and facing the Forodhani Gardens. The fort is essentially a square of high brown walls with merlons protecting an inner courtyard. In the courtyard there are some remnants of earlier buildings including those of a Portuguese church and another Omani fortification.