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Mkoani Town in the region of Pemba South is a town in Tanzania - some 274 mi or ( 442 km ) East of Dodoma , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Mkoani Town is now 02:41 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zanzibar, Wete, Weleni, Uvumbi, and Utaani. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zanzibar . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mkoani Town ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Scuba Diving off Pemba Island, Tanzania

3:26 min by africadivesafari
Views: 10492 Rating: 4.67

Scuba diving along the west coast of Pemba Island in Tanzania. We spent a week diving from N'Jao Gap in the north to Mesali Island in the south. We were amazed by the variety of nudibranchs, range of ..

Images from Pemba Island, Tanzania

3:07 min by utooberyes
Views: 4579 Rating: 4.75

Dhow boats, crabs, mangrove roots, African furniture on Pemba Island ..


Fundu Lagoon, Pemba Island - a Pemba Island holiday with Tanzania Odyssey

3:12 min by TheTanzaniaOdyssey
Views: 2445 Rating: 3.00

Fundu Lagoon Pemba Island with www.tanzaniaodyssey.com Video of the Lodges and Parks of Tanzania and Zanzibar. For more information and other videos of Tanzania please see www.tanzaniaodyssey.com or e ..

Ferry to Pemba Izzie's photos around Chake Chake, Pemba Island, Tanzania (zanzibar archipelago)

0:57 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 742 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Izzie's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these videos ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mkoani

Mkoani is a town located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba. It is the capital of Pemba South region, as well as Mkoani District. Mkoani now has the busiest harbour on Pemba island, most ferries from Zanzibar or the mainland arrive at Mkoani. The Abdulla Mzee hospital is in Mkoani.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.37 39.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cities in Zanzibar, Pemba Island, Regional capitals in Tanzania, South Pemba Region

South Pemba Region

Pemba South is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. Located on Pemba Island, the region's capital is Mkoani.

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Located at -5.33 39.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Pemba Island, Regions of Tanzania, South Pemba Region

Chake-Chake

Chake-Chake is a city located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba. It is in the centre of a deep indentation in the west coast called Chake-Chake Bay. Chake-Chake is the capital of Pemba Central region. Pemba's only airport is 7 km south-east of Chake-Chake. The Mkama Ndume ruins are close to the airport in Pujini village.

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Located at -5.25 39.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Cities in Zanzibar, Pemba Island

Pemba Island

Pemba Island, known as "The Green Island" in Arabic (الجزيرة الخضراء), is an island forming part of the Zanzibar Archipelago, lying off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is situated about 50 kilometres to the north of the Unguja (the island proper of Zanzibar). In 1964 Zanzibar was united with the former colony of Tanganyika to form Tanzania. It lies 50 kilometres east of mainland Tanzania, across the Pemba Channel.

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Located at -5.22 39.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Islands of Tanzania, Islands of Zanzibar, Pemba Island, Swahili city-states

Ngagu

Ngagu is a village on the Zanzibari island of Pemba. It is located at the end of a narrow peninsula known as Ras Mkumbuu, which lies on the west coast immediately to the north of Chake-Chake Bay. The town is located close to the Quanbalu Ruins. Possibly dating from as early as the eighth century, these are the remains of a major trading centre which may have been Africa's oldest Muslim town.

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Located at -5.18 39.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Pemba Island, Villages in Zanzibar