In this small area, which was originally a peninsula, almost an island at times, and which is only about 83 city blocks square, there are 23 "landmark buildings", two cathedrals, over 50 Mosques, 157 balconies, verandahs and loggias and more than 200 carved doors. Zanzibar's Stone Town has been designated a "World Heritage Site" by the United Nations.
Katika eneo hili dogo, ambalo asili yake hasa kilikuwa kipande cha ardhi kilichozungukwa na bahari mithali ya kisiwa kidogo, na ambalo ni kiasi cha eneo liingialo majengo 83 kwa vipimo vya mji, kuna chochoro 23, makanisa 2, zaidi ya misikiti 50, Roshani 50, varandaa na baraza na zaidi ya milango 200 iliyonakishiwa kistadi. Mji mkongwe wa Zanzibar umechaguliwa kuwa "Eneo la urithi wa Kilimwengu" na Umoja wa Mataifa.