Kizimkazi Festival Aims to Preserve Zanzibar's Maritime Heritage

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• ZANZIBAR: TRADITIONAL dhow races will be among the main attractions at this year’s Kizimkazi Festival in southern Unguja, with at least 20 boats registered for the competition.
• Hamid Abdulhamid Khamis, secretary of the festival organising committee, said the races were intended to preserve traditional sporting activities and Zanzibar’s maritime heritage.
• The festival will take place on Wednesday at the Mchangamle coastal area in Kizimkazi.
• The President of Zanzibar is expected to take part in the run and later officially open the festival.