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5 unusual facts about Comoros


Bahia Bakari

The ship arrived in Port Moroni at 19:25 local time (16:25 UTC), where Bakari was handed over to medical authorities and taken to a local hospital.

Criticism of the Book of Mormon

Critics base this theory on the similarity of the names from Smith's account—Moroni and Cumorah—to the location Moroni, Comoros, related to Kidd's hunt for treasure.

Human rights in Comoros

In early 1979, Comorian authorities arrested some 300 supporters of the Soilih's regime and imprisoned them without trial in Moroni.

Samir Bertin d'Avesnes

Samir Bertin d'Avesnes (born April 15, 1986 in Moroni) is a Comorian footballer, who is currently playing for FC Aregno-Calvi.

The Slave Route Project

The societies of the Indian Ocean, including Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles, came into being at different times through ancient slave trades and the migrations of populations from Africa, Asia and Europe.


Abdallah bin Alawi

Abdallah bin Alawi was the Sultan (?Shirazi) of and on Anjouan island (in the Comoros) from 1816 to 1832, and then again from 1833 to his death in 1836.

Bahia Bakari

There the passengers boarded another aircraft, an Airbus A310, for the flight segment to Comoros, with a stop in Djibouti.

French Minister Alain Joyandet, who was in Comoros the day after the accident, has been quoted as saying she was picked up around 15:00, which would be over 13 hours in the water.

Bangoi-Hamtsaha-Madjeoué

Bangoi-Hamtsaha-Madjeoué is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Comorian independence referendum, 1974

A referendum was subsequently held in Mayotte in February 1976 on remaining part of the Comoros, with the proposal rejected by over 99% of voters.

Comoro Islands Airline

The airline was established under an initiative between Kuwait and the Comoros government under the former President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, in response to a need for greater safety, frequency and the highest standards for an increasing number business and vacationing traffic to and from islands in the Indian Ocean.

Comoros forests

Protected areas include Mount Combani and the Saziley National Park on Mayotte, while the only protected area in Comoros proper is the marine park on Moheli.

Cotachena octoguttalis

Identifications from Comoros, Madagascar and South Africa are possibly misidentifications that could be attributed to Cotachena smaragdina.

Djomani-Mchenazi

Djomani-Mchenazi is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Domoni ya Djou

Domoni ya Djou is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Dzahadjou Lamzandé

Dzahadjou Lamzandé is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Eugene Nugent

On 13 February 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar and Apostolic Delegate to the Comoros (papal representative to the Catholic communities in both countries but accredited only to the government of Madagascar) and Titular Archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill (Dunshaughlin) County Meath, Ireland.

Foreign relations of the Comoros

Comoros has requested a similar program for Grande Comore and Anjouan, total population 760,000, and Li said that Beijing has agreed in principle.

Together with the Chinese defense minister Liang Guanglie, and Chief of Staff of the Comoros armed forces Salimou Mohamed Amiri, pledged to increase cooperation between the military of the two nations.

Foumbouni

Foumbouni is a town located on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

Founga-Anihani

Founga-Anihani is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Gurty Calambé

On August 9, 2011, Calambé finally scored his first official goal for Mauritius in their 2 – 0 win in the group stage of the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games football tournament over Comoros to help secure Club M's place in the knockout stage.

Héléindjé-Salimani-Zounda

Héléindjé-Salimani-Zounda is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Howard Kent Walker

Howard Kent Walker (born December 3, 1935) is a US diplomat, Foreign Service officer, former United States Ambassador to Togo, Madagascar, and Comoros.

Iconi

Iconi (or Ikoni) is a town located on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

Ikililou Dhoinine

Dhoinine, a pharmacist by training, is the first President of Comoros from the island of Mohéli.

Ivémbéni-Bandasamoulini

Ivémbéni-Bandasamoulini is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Jean-Yves Ollivier

In 1989, Jean-Yves Ollivier began a mediation process in Comoros following French mercenary Bob Denard’s coup de force on the islands.

Koimbani

Koimbani is a town located on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros, believed to have been built by the Portuguese.

Mbachilé-Napabo

Mbachilé-Napabo is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Mbangoi-Koni-Mizidjou

Mbangoi-Koni-Mizidjou is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Mitsamiouli

Mitsamiouli (population 6,100) is a city located on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

Mohamed Bacar

Comoran President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi said that if the French objected to extraditing Bacar to Comoros, where the death penalty is allowed, then it could send him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague for trial.

The end came when, in the early hours of March 25, the island was invaded by a combined Comoros and African Union force.

Moidzaza Mboini

Moidzaza Mboini is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Mount Karthala

Many of the species found on the mountain are unique to the Comoros and four bird species are found only on the slopes of Mount Karthala: Humblot's Flycatcher, Comoro White-eye, Comoro Drongo and Karthala Scops Owl.

Moussa Toybou

Moussa Toybou (born 28 November 1962) is the President of the autonomous island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros.

N'Tsoudjini

N'Tsoudjini is a town located on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

Ngnoumadzaha Mvoubari

Ngnoumadzaha Mvoubari is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Nkourani

Nkourani (or Nkourani ya Sima) is a town located on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

Pheidole decepticon

It occurs on the Comoros (Anjouan Island), Mayotte, Juan de Nova Island, and on the Cosmoledo Atoll of the Seychelles, which is located about 415 km northeast of Mayotte.

Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore

On 24 June 1886, the islands of Ngazidja or (Grande Comore in French) comprised eleven sultanates, but, in 1886, the Sultan tibe (paramount ruler and Sultan) of Bambao unified them, Ndzuwani (Anjouan), and Mwali sultanate (Mohéli island in French) became French protectorates, French résidents are posted on the three islands; on 5 September 1887 they are collectively renamed Protectorate of the Comoros.

Said Mohamed Cheikh

Said Mohamed Cheikh (1904–16 March 1970 in Mitsamiouli, Comoros) was the head of the Government of Comoros from 1962 until his death in 1970.Cheikh served in the French National Assembly from 1946–1962 and He was also the president of the Parti Vert and of the Governing Council.

Salhate Djamalidine

Salhate Djamalidine (born 23 December 1978 in Nanterre, France) is a female track athlete from the Comoros.

Salimani-Mdjiparé

Salimani-Mdjiparé is a village on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

Samba-Mbondoni

Samba-Mbondoni is a village on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

Seleani-Tsoralé

Seleani-Tsoralé is a village on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

Telecommunications in Comoros

The project has been developed by Qatar University and Politecnico di Torino, under the supervision of prof. Mazen Hasna and prof. Daniele Trinchero, with a major participation of local actors (Comorian Government, NRTIC, University of Comoros).

Tsinimoichongo

Tsinimoichongo is a village on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

Tsinimoipanga-Mihaboini

Tsinimoipanga-Mihaboini is a village on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs

This corresponds to the geographic area under the purview of the Bureau of African Affairs in the Department of State, and includes the countries of Madagascar, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Comoros.


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