Grande Comore






































































Autonomous Island of Grande Comore[citation needed]



Île Autonome de la Grande Comore[citation needed]
Ngazidja



Flag of Grande Comore


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Grande Comore is the westernmost (and largest) island of the Comoros islands.
Grande Comore is the westernmost (and largest) island of the Comoros islands.

Capital
and largest city

 Moroni
Official languages


  • Comoriana

  • Arabic

  • French
Government Autonomous island
• President
Hamada Moussa

Area
• Total
 1,025 km2 (396 sq mi)
• Water (%)
 negligible
Population
• 2015 estimate
 399 919 hab
• 2003 census
 295,700
• Density
 300.52/km2 (778.3/sq mi)
Currency
Comorian franc (KMF)
Time zone
UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (not observed)
Calling code +269
Internet TLD .km

  1. Shingazidja dialect.




Grande Comore Harbor Bay.


Grande Comore (Swahili: Ngazidja[citation needed]) is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population as of 2006[update] is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, which is also the national capital. The island is made up of two shield volcanoes, with Mount Karthala being the country's highest point at 2,361 m (7,746 ft) above sea level. According to the 2009 revision of the constitution of 2002, it is governed by an elected Governor, as are the other islands, with the federal government being much reduced in power. The name Ngazidja is sometimes seen in the now nonstandard form Njazidja.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Transport


  • 3 See also


  • 4 External links





History




Sultan Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore (1897).


For several centuries, Grande Comore was divided into a number of sultanates, including Bambao, Itsandra, Mitsamihuli, Mbajini, Hambuu, Washili, Hamahame, Mbwankuu, Mbude and Domba. The sultans were also known as mfaume. In 1886, the ruler of Bambao, Sultan Said Ali bin Said Omar declared a "state of Ngazidja", usurping the other sultanates and accepting a French protectorate over the island. In 1893, Sultan Said Ali was sent into exile on Réunion. In 1908, France annexed the island and the sultanates were abolished. In 1975, Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli declared independence as the nation of Comoros.


Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crashed off the coast of Grande Comore on November 23, 1996.


In 1997, the Comoros nation began to fall apart as Anjouan and Moheli seceded. Grande Comore became the only island under federal control. By 2002, however, Grande Comore was reunited with the other islands under the new constitution. Abdou Soule Elbak was elected President of Grande Comore in May 2002. He received only 17% of the vote in the first round, coming in first place, and received 60% of the vote in the runoff. He remained in his post until the July 2007 elections, at which point Mohamed Abdoulwahab won the island's presidency.



Transport


Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport serves the island.



See also




External links








  • Media related to Grande Comore at Wikimedia Commons

  • Comoros Island election information



Coordinates: 11°35′S 43°20′E / 11.583°S 43.333°E / -11.583; 43.333







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