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An island of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean north of Zanzibar. In the 16th and 17th centuries the Portuguese occupied the island, which was under British control from 1890 until Tanzania was formed in 1964.

Pemba [ˈpɛmbə]

(Placename) an island in the Indian Ocean, off the E coast of Africa north of Zanzibar: part of Tanzania; produces most of the world's cloves. Chief town: Chake Chake. Pop.: 322 466 (1995 est.). Area: 984 sq. km (380 sq. miles)

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