Moroni

Also known as Moroni, Comoros

capital of Comoros

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Moroni is the capital city of Comoros, an island nation located off the coast of East Africa in the Indian Ocean. As the country's largest city and political center, it serves as the seat of government and the hub of economic and cultural activity for the nation.

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Place details

Locality: Moroni موروني
Region: Ngazidja القمر الكبرى
Country: Comores Komori جزر القمر
Population: 74,749
Timezone: Indian/Comoro

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Demonym: Moronais
Population: 85400
Area: 30
Elevation: 29
Image: Moroni harbour (2).jpg
Dialing code: 269

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Moroni ( French pronunciation: [mɔʁɔni] ; Arabic: موروني, romanized: Mūrūnī) is the largest city, national capital, and seat of the government of the Union of the Comoros, a sovereign archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean. Moroni means "at the river" (mroni in Shingazidja). Moroni is the capital of the semi-autonomous island of Ngazidja, the largest of the three main islands of the republic. The city's estimated population in 2003 was 41,557 residents. Moroni, which lies along the Route Nationale 1, has a port and several mosques such as the Badjanani Mosque.

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