The second Island is Pemba and several other small islets. Pemba whose Arabic name is Al Khundra which translates to mean Green Island is located about 50 Kms north of Unguja and is far less populated. The landscape is however breathtaking boasting of a cover of steep hills full of palms, clove and rubber trees, rice paddies and the Ngezi Forest in the north
Ngezi Forest in the north
The largest populations on the island is found on the northern and western parts as that’s where the land is most fertile with the rest of the land being arid and is covered by coral rag making it unsuitable for farming, the only plus found hear is the unspoilt beaches and coral reefs which are quite ideal for fishing, tourist guest houses and resorts.
