Stone Town is in Tanzania, in Mjini Magharibi Region. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Tanzania
City or region
Mjini Magharibi Region
Coordinates
6.1649 S, 39.1988 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
54
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Fort Jesus Museum
Kenya
238.9
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
Kenya
252.2
Ruins of Gedi
Kenya
330.2
Selous Game Reserve
Tanzania
372.4
Kilimanjaro National Park
Tanzania
399.9
The closest neighbor is Fort Jesus Museum, 238.9 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Cidade de Pedra de Zanzibar
English
Stone Town
Español
Stone Town
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 6.1649 S, 39.1988 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Stone Town: 54 sitelinks; closest neighbor Fort Jesus Museum at 238.9 km