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Although in present day it is the name of just this island, Zanzibar used to be a region of the Omani Empire at its height. The Zanzibar region included, the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, and the coastal region stretched 1500km including cities such as Kilwa and Mombassa. The migration of Omanis dates as far back as 751 AD when many Omanis fled their country under the aggression of the Abbasids. In 1501, Zanzibar fell to Portuguese control by Albuquerque. However, Sultan ibn Saif liberated the region in the 17th century. This period was the height of involvement with Zanzibar. Oman greatly profited from the slave trade. In 1861, the Omani-African ties were severed for good through the Canning act proposed by the British. However, the region paid tribute (Zanzibar Subsidy) to Oman until 1970. Today there is still a large Muslim (Ibadi) population in Zanzibar. (p. 105~ Oman: the Islamic democratic tradition by Hussein Ghubash)