Changuu Island (also known as Kibandiko, Prison
or Quarantine Island) is a small island 5.6 km north-west of Stone Town,
Unguja, Zanzibar. The island is around 800m long and 230m wide at its broadest
point. The island saw use as a prison for rebellious slaves in 1860s and also
functioned as a coral mine. The British First Minister of Zanzibar, Lloyd
Mathews, purchased the island in 1893 and constructed a prison complex there.
No prisoners were ever housed on the island and instead it became a quarantine
station for yellow fever cases. The station was only occupied for around half
of the year and the rest of the time it was a popular holiday destination. More
recently the island has become a government-owned tourist resort and houses a
collection of endangered Aldabra giant tortoises which were originally a gift
from the British governor of the Seychelles. Visitors are able to observe and
feed the tortoises.
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