Zanzibar Islands

semi-autonomous part of Tanzania
Organization federated_state Q1774
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Zanzibar Islands

Summary

Zanzibar Islands is a federated state[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of federated_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,563 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zanzibar Islands is located in Tanzania[3].
  • Zanzibar Islands is in the country of Tanzania[4].
  • Zanzibar Islands is in the country of Sultanate of Zanzibar[5].
  • Zanzibar Islands's head of government is recorded as Ali Mohamed Shein[6].
  • Zanzibar Islands is on the continent of Africa[7].
  • Zanzibar Islands's instance of is recorded as federated state[8].
  • Zanzibar Islands's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[9].
  • Zanzibar Islands's capital is recorded as Zanzibar City[10].
  • Zanzibar Islands's official language is recorded as English[11].
  • Zanzibar Islands's official language is recorded as Swahili[12].
  • Zanzibar Islands's currency is recorded as East African rupee[13].
  • Zanzibar Islands's anthem is recorded as Mungu ibariki Afrika[14].
  • Zanzibar Islands's flag is recorded as flag of Zanzibar[15].
  • Zanzibar Islands's Commons category is recorded as Zanzibar[16].
  • Zanzibar Islands's located in time zone is recorded as East Africa Time[17].
  • April 26, 1964 marks the founding of Zanzibar Islands[18].
  • Zanzibar Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -5.9, 'lon': 39.3}[19].
  • Zanzibar Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zanzibar[20].
  • Zanzibar Islands's Commons gallery is recorded as Zanzibar[21].
  • Zanzibar Islands has a population of {'amount': '+1503569'}[22].
  • Zanzibar Islands's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[23].
  • Zanzibar Islands's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[24].
  • Zanzibar Islands's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[25].
  • Zanzibar Islands's present in work is recorded as Civilization V[26].
  • Zanzibar Islands's category for people born here is recorded as Q15864657[27].

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Founding

April 26, 1964 marks the founding of Zanzibar Islands[18].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Zanzibar Islands include Tanzania[28], a republic[29], in Tanzania[30], founded in 1964[31].

Why It Matters

Zanzibar Islands ranks in the top 4% of federated_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,563 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Tanzania[28], a republic[29], in Tanzania[30], founded in 1964[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Category for people born here Q15864657
    Continent Africa
    Population {'amount': '+1503569'}
    Located in
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