Darajani Market

The Darajani Market (or Bazaar) is the main bazaar in Stone Town, Zanzibar. It is also known as Estella Market (after Countess Estella, sister of Lloyd Mathews, Prime Minister of Zanzibar) and informally as Marikiti Kuu (in swahili, "main market"). The market is located in Darajani Road, in the surroundings of the Anglican Cathedral of Christ.

The main structure of the market was built in 1904 by Bomanjee Maneckjee, for Sultan Ali bin Hamud. It was later extended and restored.

Darajani Bazaar is mainly a food market (seafood, meat, fruits, grains, spices), but there are also shops selling a number of different goods, from consumer electronics to clothing.

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See also

  • Bazaar
  • Bazaari
  • Market (place)
  • Retail
  • Souq
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Nes
5 September 2017
The most colourful area of the city. Bargain the most you can???? go there to see the amazing fruits and veggies around
Nes
5 October 2017
An absolute #ihavethisthingswithfloors place
Fatima Al Hashimi
26 December 2017
Rugged local market. Love it.
Mike Nimoh
26 April 2013
Very good food utems at very affordable prices
Mike Nimoh
26 April 2013
Very good items at affordable prices
Wim de Leeuw
10 February 2024
Nothing IS good here. Never visited a market as disgusting and extremely smelly as this one. And if you look at anything for more than 3 ms., you'll be surrounded by a herd of pushy salespeople
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Market St, Zanzibar, Tanzania Get directions
Wed 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Thu 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
Fri 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM–9:00 PM
Sun 9:00 AM–8:00 PM
Mon 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

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