Mangapwani Slave Chamber

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“This dark cell cut into the coral rock was used as a holding pen to hide slaves after the legal trade was abolished in the late 19th century.”

– Lonely Planet

Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"My guide leads me underground into a dark, damp, stone-walled holding cell which, I am told, was reserved for women and children only." Full review