The Goan presence in Zanzibar is now hundreds of years old . Though always small in numbers the enduring presence of talented Goan merchants, teachers and craftsmen allowed them to leave quite a mark on Zanzibar history and society.
Uwepo wa wagoa kisiwani Zanzibar ni wa mamia ya miaka hadi sasa. Ingawa mara nyingi ni katika idadi ndogo uwepo wa kudumu wa wafanyabiashara wa kigoa wenye vipaji, walimu, na mafundi stadi umewezesha kuacha kumbukumbu kubwa katika historia na jamii ya kizanzibar.