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Zanzibar ( / ˈ z æ n z ᵻ b ɑːr / ) is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania in East Africa . It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean , 25–50 kilometres (16–31 mi) off the coast of the mainland , and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba . The capital is Zanzibar City , located on the island of Unguja. Its historic centre is Stone Town , which is a World Heritage Site .
Zanzibar's main industries are spices , raffia , and tourism . In particular, the islands produce cloves , nutmeg , cinnamon , and black pepper . For this reason, the islands, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island , are sometimes called the Spice Islands (a term also associated with the Maluku Islands in Indonesia). Zanzibar is the home of the endemic Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey , the Zanzibar Servaline Genet , and the (possibly extinct ) Zanzibar Leopard .
The word Zanzibar comes from Arabic Zanjibār ( زنجبار ), which is in turn from Persian Zang-bār ( زنگبار ), a compound of Zang ( زنگ , "Black, negro") + bār ( بار , "coast").