Moroni, Comoros

Moroni (in Arabic موروني Mūrūnī) is the maist muckle ceity o the Comoros islands an syne 1958 haes served as its caipital. In Comorian, Moroni translates as "in the hert o the fire", aiblins alludin tae the ceity'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 ceity is locatit on the wastren coast o Grande Comore (kent as N'gazidja an aa) island. Moroni is served bi the Prince Said Ibrahim Internaitional Airport (IATA airport code: HAH). Thare 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 .

 Commerce 
Exports include vanilla, cocoa, an coffee.

 Tourism 
Moroni haes mony excellent beaches. The Ancienne Mosquée du Vendredi (Auld Friday Mosque) is a popular tourist spot.

 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 nor 100 mm o rain.
Lik mony ither ceities wi this climate, Moroni average temperatures throughoot the year are relatively constant. Temperatures, tho vera warm, are no quite as oppressive due in pairt tae the frequent rainfall.

 References 


Category:Caipitals in Africae
Category:Mozambique Channel
Category:Populatit places in Comoros