Domoni (Anjouan)
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 16 ′ S , 44 ° 32 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Comoros | ||
| Anjouan | |||
| prefecture | Domoni | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | KM-A | ||
| local community | Domoni | ||
| height | 49 m | ||
| Residents | 16,276 (2012) | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Nassuf Ahmed Abdallah | ||
Domoni ( Arabic script دوموني, more rarely Domoney ) is the second largest city on the Comoros island of Anjouan in the Indian Ocean and is located on the east coast of the island . Before the city of Mutsamudu became the island's capital, Domoni was the island's capital . Domoni is located in the municipality of Domoni , which is part of the Domoni prefecture .
history
Earlier Domoni was the capital of Anjouan - Sultanate . According to archaeological finds, the city was founded in the 12th century. As early as the 15th century, the city developed into a flourishing center for trade with Africa , Persia , Arab countries and India . Archaeological artifacts were traded with Japan . Ibn Majid Ibn , a navigator who frequented the area and who had led Vasco da Gama to India, used the city's port as an important trading center . The city was ruled by many chiefs (known as Feni) in the 16th century who controlled large parts of the island.
Until the end of the 18th century, Domoni was the capital of the Anjouan Sultanate. It is home to a significant Chirazi ( Shirazi ) population who descended from Sunni , aristocratic immigrants from Shiraz and Persia between the 14th and 18th centuries.
After chiefs from Anjouan fought bitter battles, the city first became a French protectorate in 1886 and a part of France in 1909. In 1975 the three islands, Grande Comore , Moheli and Anjouan formed the Republic of the Comoros . The first president of the republic was Ahmed Abdallah , who comes from Domoni and whose mausoleum is also there.
geography
Domoni is located on the east coast of Anjouan and is one of the largest cities on the island with 16,276 inhabitants. Approx. 16 kilometers from Domoni is the island's capital Mutsamudu , which is connected to Domoni by a road . Adda Daweni is in the south - west of the city and in the north is Bambao Mtsanga . A few kilometers south of the city, the Mro Ajaho flows into the sea. This rises in the interior, in which there is a mountain range . The highest mountains are over 1,500 meters high. The island's airport is in the village of Quani, about 18 kilometers northwest of the city.
The old town is divided into three quarters: Hari ya muji, Maweni and Momoni.
climate
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Climate table Domoni
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Attractions
The first stone building in Domoni was built in the middle of the 13th century. The old houses that were built by Shirazis who immigrated from Persia can still be seen in the city today. The first mosques were built in the 11th and 12th centuries and significantly enlarged in the 14th and 15th centuries. One such mosque is the Mkiri Wa Shirazi or the Shirazi Mosque. While most mosques a mihrab have, which is geared towards Mecca, the Shirazi Mosque stands out with the fact that she has two Mihrāben. The city's Friday mosque has the tallest minaret on the island, which is rectangular. In the center of the city, also known as Hari ya Muzhi, many old mansions can still be found today. The mausoleum of President Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane, who was murdered by a presidential guard in 1989, has four large minarets.
The city is known for its palaces and mansions from the 16th and 18th centuries, with a labyrinth of houses with ornate wooden doors.
The stone buildings in the city often have thatched roofs over their terraces.
Culture
The city is known for its high quality wood carvings. Delicate embroidery is done by local artisans. A tradition in the town is for women to place the sandalwood paste on each other's faces while sitting on the stairs of the houses.
The city's culture is described in two works by academics from Kansas State University , Marriage in Domoni by Martin Ottenheimer and Music of the Comoros - Domoni by Martin and Harriet Ottenheimer. All over town, women make music by beating coconut shells , gongs, and sticks , and playing the tari (frame drum). The men play various musical instruments such as the fumba, dori and msindio ( drums ), along with the gabus (lute), mzumara ( sticking tongue ), nkayamba ( rattle ) and ndzedze (box zither).
The city has seen times of religious intolerance. There have been incidents of religious harassment of Christians on the premises of the Domoni mosques. In April 2001, leaders of the Christian community were questioned and threatened by Islamist religious groups. In one incident, the father of a Christian leader was fined and the family was forced to live in exile in the city for a month .
Individual evidence
- ^ Martin Ottenheimer: Historical Dictionary of the Comoro Islands . 1994, ISBN 0-8108-2819-7 .
- ↑ k-state.edu. Retrieved September 13, 2017 (English).
- ^ A Glance at Africa . 2009, ISBN 978-1-4389-7489-7 .
- ↑ Marriage in Domoni: Husbands and Wives in an Indian Ocean community . 1984, ISBN 0-88133-098-1 .
- ↑ nzwani.html. Retrieved September 13, 2017 .
- ^ Historical Dictionary of the Comoro Islands . 1994, ISBN 0-8108-2819-7 .
- ↑ Google Maps GPS coordinates, latitude and longitude. Retrieved September 13, 2017 .
- ↑ Distance Domoni, Anjouan, COM> Ouani, Anjouan, COM - air line, driving route, midpoint. Retrieved September 13, 2017 (German).
- ↑ Google Maps. Retrieved September 13, 2017 .
- ↑ Vacation Work (Ed.): Madagascar, Mayotte & Comoros . 2000, ISBN 1-85458-241-0 , pp. 274 .
- ^ The Archeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa . 2003, ISBN 0-521-65702-4 , pp. 193 .
- ^ A Century of Change in Eastern Africa . 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-080009-8 , pp. 233 .
- ^ Religious Freedom in Africa . 2002, ISBN 1-59033-389-6 , pp. 31 .