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ZANZIBAR: THE INDIAN OCEAN LEGACY ⚓
AND HISTORY OF THE MALINDI PORT.

Before modern ports, Zanzibar was already connected to the world through the Indian Ocean. From dhows to ferries, this coastline has always been at the center of movement, trade, and connection.

Today, that legacy continues through the evolution of Malindi Port which is the heart of passenger Travel and the future of Zanzibar’s maritime infrastructure.

Fun fact: 10,000 upto 16,000 Passengers pass through here everyday.

✨ The next chapter is already beginning…
A new ferry terminal at Maruhubi.
Coming soon...

In collaboration with , alongside and The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar , this story reflects how the past still shapes the present.

Credits :
🎞 Archival footage courtesy of British Pathé & Penn Museum

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The Last Zanzibari Sikh 🪯

We pass these places every day… but there’s a story most people don’t know.

A name hidden in plain sight.A legacy you’ve probably walked past.

AJIT SINGH HOOGAN: Zanzibar Work List 1937-1965

-Early Work

1. Forodhani Gardens 1936/37, first extension

2. Ngambo Redevelopment, pilot houses

3. Design for a Luxury Hotel Old Fort, together with L. Bintley, 1939

4. Gate House Old Fort, 1948

-Schools

5. Haile Selassie Secondary School

6. Darajani/Vikokotoni School

7 Beit-el-Ras Teachers Training (Nkrumah) College

8. Muslim Academy (Orphanage)

-Health Buildings

9. Main Hospital Zanzibar Town

Community Buildings

10. Raha Leo Civic Centre

11. Natural Science Museum

12. National Archives

13. Khalifa/Karume Hallo, TVZ

-Infrastructure Buildings

14. Old Airport

15. Lighthouse Kizimkazi

16. Bus Depot Sebleni

17. Transformer Stations

Police Buildings

18. Police Lines Kilimani and Mkokotoni

19. Police Stations Malindi, Mazizini, Chukwani,m Mwera a.o.

- Residential Buildings

20. Houses for civil servants along Airport Road

21. White Villa, Kikwajuni

22. Mr. Trigg’s Bungalow, Mazizini

23. Chakwa Villa

24. Ajit Singh’s Residence “Pritam Nivas” (The Pretty One), Kikwajuni

-Commercial Buildings

25. Lemki Building, Kisiwandui

26. Auto Sales, Malindi

A great number of artistic work, such as paintings and drawings in different techniques.

⚠️Quick note: He only worked on the additions to the Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe) which is the main entrance.

Watch till the end… it changes how you see Stone Town.