Zanzibar Cloves

Zanzibar is Tanzania's legendary Spice Island, once the world's largest producer of cloves and the heart of the Indian Ocean spice trade. Introduced by Omani sultans in the early 19th century, clove trees transformed the archipelago's economy and identity. A bundle of dried cloves — aromatic, dark, and nail-shaped — remains Zanzibar's most recognizable symbol, evoking centuries of trade winds, spice plantations, and the intoxicating fragrance that still drifts through Stone Town's narrow alleyways.