X-Nico

44 unusual facts about Grande Comore


Alphonse Milne-Edwards

Milne-Edwards also described at least one plant taxon; a species of gutta-percha collected from the island of Grande Comore, Comoros by ornithologist Léon Humblot, which Milne-Edwards named Isonandra gutta.

Bandamadji-Ladomba

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

Bangoi-Hamtsaha-Madjeoué

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

Bangoi-Mafousa Nkoa

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

Boeni ya Bambao

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

Bouni

Bouni is a coastal village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Djomani-Mchenazi

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

Djoumoichongo-Nyoumbadjou

Djoumoichongo-Nyoumbadjou 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.

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.

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.

Grande Comore

He remained in his post until the July 2007 elections, at which point Mohamed Abdoulwahab won the island's presidency.

Hahaya-Aéroport

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

Héléindjé-Salimani-Zounda

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

Iconi

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

Ifoundihé Chamboini

Ifoundihé Chamboini is a village on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Itsikoudi

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

Ivémbéni-Bandasamoulini

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

Kandzilé-Mdjoihaya

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

Koimbani

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

Léon Humblot

In 1885 he procured the signature of a treaty with the Sultan of Bambao, thus establishing a basis for a "Grande Comore protectorate".

On the island of Grande Comore, Humblot founded a colonial company that oversaw the operations of several farms, plantations and processing factories for spices and perfumes.

During the following year, the French had overall rule of the Comoros (Grande Comore, Anjouan, Mayotte and Moheli islands).

Maouéni-Ladjiri

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

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.

Mitsoudjé

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

Mitsoudjé-Troumbeni

Mitsoudjé-Troumbeni is a town on the island of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) in the Comoros.

Moidzaza Mboini

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

N'Tsaoueni

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

Ouéllah-Tayfa

Ouéllah-Tayfa is a village on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.

Pheidole vulcan

Pheidole vulcan is known only from the slopes of the two volcanoes Mt. Karthala and La Grille, at elevations between 995 and 1125 m on Grande Comore and thus is possibly an endemic species of the island.

Psilocerea solitaria

It looks similar to Psilocerea psegma, Herbulot 1981 and the holotype was collected at Hantsongoma on Grande Comore in 1989 by B.Turlin.

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.

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.


Bahia Bakari

Bahia Bakari (born 1996) is a French schoolgirl who was the sole survivor of Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310, which crashed into the Indian Ocean near the north coast of Grande Comore, Comoros on June 30, 2009, killing all the 152 other people on board.

History of Comoros

In 1886 Said Ali bin Said Omar, Sultan of Bambao, signed an agreement with the French government that allowed France to establish a protectorate over the entire island of Ngazidja (Grande Comore; protectorates were also established over Ndzwani (Anjouan), and Mwali (Mohéli island in French) the same year.

Kilwa Sultanate

At the zenith of its power in the 15th century, the Kilwa Sultanate owned or claimed overlordship over the mainland cities of Malindi, Inhambane and Sofala and the island-states of Mombassa, Pemba, Zanzibar, Mafia, Comoro and Mozambique (plus numerous smaller places) - essentially what is now often referred to as the "Swahili Coast".

Leul Abate

Still fighting with the hijackers, Abate tried to ditch the aircraft in shallow waters 500 metres off Le Galawa Beach Hotel near Mitsamiouli at the northern end of Grande Comore island, however, at the last moment, one of the hijackers grabbed the controls.

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.

Vanga

All vangas are endemic to Madagascar apart from the Blue Vanga, which also occurs in the Comoros on Mohéli island and, at least formerly, on Grande Comore.