Chake Chake Attractions
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Chake Chake is an Arab settlement with thatched-roof huts that stand beside Moorish stone buildings. As the main town on Pemba Island, it is a base for diving and trips to Misali. Chake Chake is the unofficial capital of Pemba with many government head offices in the town.
Southeast of Chake Chake is the Pujini Ruins with the remains of a mosque from the 13th C. West of Chake Chake are ruins at Ras Mkumbuu, an ancient Swahili settlement that was one of the largest towns in East Africa during the 11th C.
Pemba Essential Oil Distillery, just outside Chake Chake, engages in the production of essential oils from lemon grass, eucalyptus and cloves.
Southeast of Chake Chake is the Pujini Ruins with the remains of a mosque from the 13th C. West of Chake Chake are ruins at Ras Mkumbuu, an ancient Swahili settlement that was one of the largest towns in East Africa during the 11th C.
Pemba Essential Oil Distillery, just outside Chake Chake, engages in the production of essential oils from lemon grass, eucalyptus and cloves.
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