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Fun fact 1 about Antananarivo

Lake Anosy, Central Antananarivo, Capital of Madagascar, Photo by Sascha Grabow
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Antananarivo was originally the site of a town called Analamanga, meaning 'Blue Forest'.

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Antananarivo

Madagascar

Country
Madagascar
Population
3.4M
Coordinates
-18.91, 47.54
82nd most populous city in the world

Antananarivo, also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra, is the capital of Analamanga region.

From the “Pronunciation and etymology” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Sascha Grabow www.saschagrabow.com · CC BY-SA 3.0