Moroni, Comoros

Moroni (in Arabic موروني Mūrūnī) is the lairgest ceety o the Comoros islands an syne 1958 haes served as its caipital. In Comorian, Moroni translates as "in the hert o the fire", perhaps alludin tae the ceety's proximity tae Munt Karthala.

History

Moroni wis foondit bi Arabic settlers possibly durin the 10t century AD as the caipital o a sultanate connectit commercially tae Zanzibar in Tanzanie.

Geography

The ceety is locatit on the wastren coast o Grande Comore (an aa kent as N'gazidja) island. Moroni is served bi the Prince Said Ibrahim Internaitional Airport (IATA airport code: HAH). There is an' a' a harbour wi regular transport tae the African mainland an the ither islands in the Comoros archipelago, as well as Madagascar an ither Indian ocean islands. Moroni is locatit at 11°45′S 43°12′E.

Commerce

Exports include vanilla, cocoa, an coffee.

Tourism

Moroni has many excellent beaches. The Ancienne Mosquée du Vendredi (Auld Friday Mosque) is a popular tourist spot.

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  Moroni Beach

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  City Centre of Moroni, Capital of the Comoros, with Central Mosque, Harbor Bay and the surrounding area.

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  Mosque with typical Comoro male in front of it, in the City Centre of Moroni.

Climate

Moroni features a tropical rainforest climate, wi generally hivy precipitation throughoot the year. Moroni generally sees a copious amoont o precipitation throughoot the course o the year, wi ae October seein on average less than 100 mm o rain. Like mony ither ceeties wi this climate, Moroni average temperatures throughoot the year are relatively constant. Temperatures, though vera warm, are no quite as oppressive due in pairt tae the frequent rainfall.

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