Mahonda, Tanzania
Mahonda is a town of 5,569 people in Zanzibar Central/South, Tanzania.
Why visit Mahonda
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 16 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include bird reserve kizimkazi.
Weather in Mahonda
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About Mahonda
Mahonda is a village on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It is located in the northeast of the island, seven kilometres to the west of Kinyasini and 20 kilometres northeast of the capital, Zanzibar City.
From the Wikipedia article Mahonda (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
bird reserve kizimkazi
Hiking and trails · 1.9 km
The bush land is however the last retreat for the already beleaguered native bird world. Worse still is the pressure on the remaining...
Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
Restaurants and cafes6
Baobab Cafe Restaurant
Restaurant · African, Breakfast, Coffee Shop, Curry, Fish, Pasta, Pizza · 0.7 km
Sunset Restaurant
Restaurant · African, Chicken, Curry, Fish, Pasta, Seafood · 0.6 km
Where to stay16
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare1
Map of Mahonda
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Getting there and nearby towns
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 37 km away.
- Sokoni 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Nganane 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
- Koani Ndogo 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
- Koani 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
- Zanzibar 44 km northwest, about 44 min by car
- Dar es Salaam 47 km southwest, about 47 min by car
- Mapinga 47 km west, about 47 min by car
- Bububu 48 km northwest, about 48 min by car
- Mwandege 62 km south, about 1 h by car
- Bagamoyo 62 km west, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Zanzibar 260318 525 (40799863925), Roberto Faccenda from Canale CN, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Summer break (26831376757), Roberto Faccenda from Canale CN, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eastern view of historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Pillar tombs at historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Kibla view historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- KizimkaziMosque3, Behrang, CC0
- KizimkaziMosque1, Behrang, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mihrab detail at historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Entrance historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Mihrab of historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Window at historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Mihrab full view historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- View inside historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Mihrab frint view historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Entrance 2 at historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Prayer area historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Mangrove pole roof, Swahili architecture at historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Looking outside historic Kizimkazi Mosque, Kusini DC, South Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mnazini, CC BY 4.0
- Street-level photo, mapfool, CC BY-SA 4.0
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