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6 unusual facts about Mayotte


El Fardou Ben Nabouhane

El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (born June 10, 1989 in Passamainty, Mayotte, France) is a French footballer who currently plays for Greek Super League side Veria.

Mahoran

Something of, from, or related to Mayotte, an overseas department of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre (or Mahoré), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islets around these two.

For the most widely-spoken languages in Mayotte, see Languages of Mayotte.

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.

Pheidole loki

First described in 2013, two specimens of Pheidole loki were collected in forest leaf litter in 470 and 630 m elevation on Mt. Combani and Mt. Benara, Mayotte, where it occurs in sympatry with P. jonas.

Pheidole ragnax

All six specimens of this species were collected from a single rotten log in coastal scrub rainforest on Mayotte, which is less than 350 km north and east of the coast of Madagascar.


Boinali Saïd

Boinali Saïd Toumbou (born September 25, 1960 in Dzaoudzi, Mayotte) is a French politician who was elected to the French National Assembly on June 17, 2012 representing the department of Mayotte.

Bureau d'études des postes et télécommunications d'outre-mer

La Poste postage stamp agency, the Postage Stamp and Philately National Service, proposed its printing service to the Overseas collectivities, its subsidiaries in Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the independent public postal operators in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis-et-Futuna.

Cavani

Stade Cavani, a stadium on Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean

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.

The approach was criticised in Mayotte, where Marcel Henry, leader of the anti-independence Mahoré People's Movement, claimed Mayotte residents had a right to self-determination based on article 53 of the French Constitution, which states that secession cannot happen without the consent of voters.

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.

Complexe de Kawani

The Complexe de kawani is a multi-use stadium in Mamoudzou, Mayotte.

Humblot's Heron

In Madagascar, it is uncommon to the north and west coasts as well as Lake Alaotra, but also inhabits the Comoro Islands and Mayotte.

Léon Humblot

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

Manou Mansour

Ben-Ousséni Mansour, alias Manou Mansour (Mamoudzou, Mayotte, February 24, 1980) is a French poet.

Mayotte White-eye

The Marianne White-eye formerly considered as subspecies of Mayotte White-eye occurred on Marianne and perhaps other islands in the Seychelles but is now extinct.

Moraingy

It has since become popularized throughout Madagascar, but particularly in coastal regions, and has spread to neighboring Indian Ocean islands including Reunion, Mayotte, Comoros, Seychelles and Mauritius.

Pamanzi

It was once the most important island, with Mayotte's only airport and the capital Dzaoudzi, until 1977 when Mamoudzou was chosen as the new capital.


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