Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Madagascar - Antananarivo


MADAGASCAR
Multiviews of Antananarivo.

Sent by Miora from Antananarivo, Madagascar.  Misotra betsaka.

Antananarivo (/ˌæntəˌnænəˈrv/Malagasy [antaˈnanaˈrivʷ], from Tanànan'ny Arivolahy), formerly Tananarive (/təˌnænəˈrv/ or /təˌnɑːnəˈrv/), is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana. The larger urban area surrounding the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "Antananarivo-Capital"), is the capital of Analamanga Region. The name roughly translates to "City of the Thousand". (read further)





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