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Kibweni

Zanzibar

North of Beit el Ras, this 'palace' was built in Arabic style by the British authorities in 1915. In the village of Kibweni, its official title was Beit el Kassrusaada Palace of Happiness, although this name seems to have been forgotten. Sultan Khalifa II -sultan from 1911 to 1960 used the palace as a country residence. After the revolution it was taken over by the government and is still used as an official residence. It is not open to the public.

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