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”). ^[1] The market is located in Darajani Road, near the Anglican Cathedral of Christ.

The main structure of the market was built in 1904 by Bomanjee Maneckjee, for Sultan Ali bin Hamud. ^[1] It was later expanded and restored.

Darajani Bazaar is primarily a food market (seafood, meat, fruits, grains, spices), but there are also stores selling a variety of goods, from consumer electronics to clothing.