Historic Town
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Old Medina & Dungeons of Mutsamudu
The Old Medina of Mutsamudu sits at the base of Citadel Hill on Anjouan island. It is a maze-like 15th-century Swahili-Arab stone quarter with dark covered walkways, ancient coral mansions, and underground holding cells. Built to protect residents from pirate raids, its narrow alleys and subterranean cellars are famous for ghost stories, phantom footsteps, and eerie whispers.