Mwera, Zanzibar

Mwera is a village in Zanzibar east of Zanzibar City on the road to the western coast of the island.

Mwera
Mwera
Coordinates: 5°29′1″S 38°57′4″E

Mwera was the location of many Arab-owned clove and coconut plantations throughout the 19th century. By the 21st century, most residents of Mwera had their origins in mainland Tanzania.[1] Abeid Karume, the first president of Zanzibar after the 1964 revolution, was reported to have been born in Mwera.[2]

6.14598°S 39.2578°E / -6.14598; 39.2578

References
  1. Myers, Garth Andrew (2010). "Social Construction of Peri-Urban Places and Alternative Planning in Zanzibar". African Affairs. 109 (437): 575–595. ISSN 0001-9909.
  2. Newton, Michael Dawn (2014). Famous assassinations in world history: an encyclopedia. Santa Barbara (Calif.): ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-285-4.


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