Africa . %?<. ^<4-** ??:1^ ..UL,L« ~^,. .;;!m;7/>^iv;i^;j^ ZANZIBAR COAST. 297 2. Tlie SuaJieli Race. Both the mainland and the islands are inhabited bythe half-caste SuaheK; the Arab intermixture is, however,so strong, that they now most commonly speak of them-selves as Arabs. All are zealous Mohammedans, endea-vouring to propagate the faith of Islam wherever theiiinfluence extends inland. They are, moreover, an ener-getic and enterprising commercial people, and have mono-polised nearly the whole of the trade on the eastern shoresof the continent; but the chief centre of thi
Africa . %?<. ^<4-** ??:1^ ..UL,L« ~^,. .;;!m;7/>^iv;i^;j^ ZANZIBAR COAST. 297 2. Tlie SuaJieli Race. Both the mainland and the islands are inhabited bythe half-caste SuaheK; the Arab intermixture is, however,so strong, that they now most commonly speak of them-selves as Arabs. All are zealous Mohammedans, endea-vouring to propagate the faith of Islam wherever theiiinfluence extends inland. They are, moreover, an ener-getic and enterprising commercial people, and have mono-polised nearly the whole of the trade on the eastern shoresof the continent; but the chief centre of this trade is theisland of Zanzibar, with the capital of the same namelying on its western side over against the mainland. 3. Island and Town of Zanzibar. This island is situated 2400 nautical miles from thesouthern point of India, and about the same distance fromthe Cape of Good Hope and the Suez Canal. It is veryflat, the land rising only a few feet above the sea-level, andnone of the few hills being more than 350 feet high. Thepopulation i
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