The Old Fort stands on Stone Town's sea front, Mizingani Road, Adjacent to the House of Wonders. It claims a unique place in Zanzibar's history as the old building recorded, being built in 1652.
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.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Erasmus_Kamugisha" title="User:Erasmus Kamugisha">Erasmus Kamugisha</a>
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