Uzi Island is an island in the south of Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...

, connected by causeway to the main island of Unguja

Unguja

Unguja as mentioned in The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is the largest and most populated island of Zanzibar, in Tanzania.-Geography:...

. It is located immediately to the south of the main island's Unguja Ukuu

Unguja Ukuu

Unguja Ukuu is a small settlement in Unguja . Despite being a small community, it is of historical importance as in the Shirazi Era it was one of the most important Persian settlements in Zanzibar....

 ruins. The island contains the small town of Uzi, and is six kilometres in length, making it the second largest of the smaller islands which surrounds Unguja (after Tumbatu

Tumbatu

Tumbatu Island is the third-largest island making up Zanzibar, part of Tanzania in east Africa. The island is located off the northwest coast of Zanzibar's main island, Unguja....

in the north).