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Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is about 150 km from Antananarivo in the Toamasina Province of Madagascar. The combined parks are perhaps best known as the home of the Indri lemurs, which is the largest surviving lemur species whose singing can be heard for miles each morning and evening.Chez Luc A cheap place to stay in Andasibe with double rooms and small bungalows. The place features free Wifi which is mostly usable in the restaurant.From 30,000 Ar

103km

-18.8348.45

Antsirabe

city

114km

-19.866747.0333
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Andafiavaratra Palace

The palace of the prime minister during the reigns of the last queens is now a museum with an exhibition of precious items saved from the fire of the Rova in 1995, such as the red jacket of Radama I, the royal coral jewels, various royal portraits and the diadem of the last queen.

1.8km

-18.9208166747.53300278

Lac Andraikiba

lake in Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

117km

-19.8666746.96667
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Antananarivo

Madagascar
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Antananarivo

Antananarivo (AN-tan-AN-ah-REEV-oo), also known as Tana, is the capital of Madagascar.

In Antananarivo and throughout the highlands, Merina and Betsileo families practice the famadihana, an ancestor reburial ceremony. This ceremony typically occurs five to seven years after the death of a relative and is celebrated by removing the relative's lamba-wrapped remains from the family tomb, rewrapping it with fresh silk shrouds and returning it to the tomb. Relatives, friends and neighbors are invited to take part in the music, dancing and feasting that accompanies the event. The famadihana is costly; many families sacrifice higher living standards to set aside money for the ceremony.

Antananarivo is situated approximately 1,280 m (4,199 ft) above sea level in the Central Highlands region of Madagascar, at 18.55' South and 47.32' East. The city is located centrally along the north-south axis of the country, and east of center along the east-west axis. It is 160 km (99 mi) from the east coast and 330 km (210 mi) from the west coast. The city occupies a commanding position on the summit and slopes of a long, narrow, rocky ridge extending north and south for about 4 km (2 mi) and rising to about 200 m (660 ft) above the extensive rice fields to the west.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

26.6°C17.3
Precipitation: 340 mm

Feb

26.5°C17.3
Precipitation: 290 mm

Mar

26.5°C17
Precipitation: 191 mm

Apr

25.5°C15.4
Precipitation: 55 mm

May

23.7°C13.2
Precipitation: 19 mm

Jun

21.2°C10.9
Precipitation: 4 mm

Jul

20.6°C9.9
Precipitation: 8 mm

Aug

21.7°C10.3
Precipitation: 6 mm

Sep

24.2°C11.4
Precipitation: 10 mm

Oct

26°C13.6
Precipitation: 68 mm

Nov

27°C15.2
Precipitation: 135 mm

Dec

27.2°C16.7
Precipitation: 311 mm
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