the baobabs
The baobab is one of the endemic flora of Madagascar. This gigantic espèced'arbre is found in every corner of the city, marking every corner and as landmarks to locate a particular neighborhood.
The Palm trees
Scattered in Savannah, on the plateaus or plains, between the valleys and mountains, palm trees offer an exotic landscape in this chosen land what Mozangaye.
The occupation of Mozangaye : historical
Election Earth actually, Mouzangaïe(as the writer of Dumainel'appelle colonies when lists, in 1792, the 6 000 Indian families établiesau eighteenth century to the scene) ballast ! The city was founded around the fourteenth to the fifteenth century by Arab sailors called the mixed race African Antalaotra.
In the eighteenth century, locals call this town in the northwest of Madagascar Massali. Are deposited the riches from the coastal regions of Africa, to send to India. This is probably the reason why this city warehouse turned into a port city.
A hospitable city
One anecdote tells of a king who had a son with circled Madagascar to seek a cure, and, happened to the flowers City, he found and said : This city as a prostitute », which means "the city heals" from which the current name of Mahajanga.
city hospital, the capital of Kingdom sakalava also attracted foreign. En 1830, Americans made it a trading post. The Indo-Pakistani begin to develop its economy.
Nowadays, Mahajanga is a resort, a land of escape highland residents when winter is harsh, as the capital of Beret warm all year.The infrastructure like luxury hotels Mahajanga are emerging. There are also accommodations at affordable prices. Short, holiday resorts majungaises suit all budgets.
