Gando, Zanzibar
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Gando is a village on the Zanzibar
i island of Pemba. It is located on the northwest coast of the island, seven kilometres northwest of Wete
. The island of Njao
lies immediately to the west of the village.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
i island of Pemba. It is located on the northwest coast of the island, seven kilometres northwest of Wete
Wete
Wete is a city located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba and it is the capital of Pemba North region. It lies on the northwest coast. Immediately to the south of it is the small island of Matambwe, site of the ruins of a medieval town....
. The island of Njao
Njao Island
Njao Island is located off the northwest coast of Pemba Island, one of the two main islands of Tanzania's Zanzibar Archipelago. Together with the larger Fundo Island, which lies immediately to the south, it forms a natural barrier and breakwater for the harbour of the towwn of Wete, which lies...
lies immediately to the west of the village.