Antsiranana
| Antsiran̈ana Antsiranana |
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 16 ′ S , 49 ° 17 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Madagascar | ||
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| region | Diana | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MG-D | ||
| Residents | 80,000 | ||
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Antsiran̈ana is a city in northern Madagascar and the capital of the Diana region . Until 1975 the name of the city was Diego Suárez ; The short form Diego is still in use today.
General
The city has around 100,000 inhabitants who belong to different focus , ethnic groups and nations : Around 20% of the population are Comorians , 15% Sakalava , 15% Antanakarana , 10% Antandroy , 5% Merina , 15% Indians and Pakistani , 10% Chinese , as well as 10% Yemenis and Somalis .
history
The place is named after the Portuguese explorer Diogo Soares , who landed here in 1543. According to another theory, it was named after the sailors Diégo Dias and Fernan Soares.
In the 1880s, France became interested in the bay in order to set up a coal station for steamships here. On December 17, 1885, Queen Ranavalona III signed. a treaty that gave the French the protectorate over the bay, the surrounding area and the islands of Nosy Be and Ste. Marie de Madagascar transferred. After the complete takeover of Madagascar by France, the area was placed under the administration of the entire island in 1896.
In the following years Diégo-Suarez became one of the most important bases of the French Navy in the Indian Ocean . During the Russo-Japanese War , the Russian Baltic Fleet stopped here in 1904 on its way to Tsushima .
After the French collapse in June 1940, the French administration remained in the hands of forces loyal to Vichy and did not join de Gaulle's Free France . The Allies feared that Japan might succeed in taking control of the naval base , which is why Diégo-Suarez was occupied by British troops in May 1942 ( Operation Ironclad ). In actual fact, however, there was only an attack by Japanese micro-submarines on May 30, 1942 , which damaged the British battleship HMS Ramillies . However, there were no further events. The British handed the place back to France in 1946.
After Madagascar gained independence in 1960, the port lost its original importance, initially the French armed forces continued to use it until June 1974. Today it is the third largest port in the country and has a 300-meter berth and two loading cranes.
In 2018, at the Forum on China – Africa Cooperation in Beijing, the Malagasy government and the China Road and Bridge Corporation signed a letter of intent for the construction of a large port near Antsiranana.
The city is one of the Malagasy tourist destinations and is visited by cruise ships. With its large stone houses and wide streets, it offers a pleasant atmosphere that sets it apart from other cities in Madagascar.
Climate table
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Antsiran̈ana
Source: wetterkontor.de
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Web links
- Office du Tourisme de Diégo-Suarez. Retrieved June 26, 2010 (French).
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2.1.5 Madagascar Port of Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) , dlca.logcluster.org (accessed November 6, 2018)
- ↑ La CITES a dit non à la proposition de l'Etat d'indemniser les trafiquants de bois précieux , lachasse-info.com (accessed on November 6, 2018)
- ↑ Madagascar décroche plusieurs accords avec la Chine , chine-magazine.com (accessed November 6, 2018)