Antsiran̈ana (Madagascar)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
אנצירננה (מדגסקר)
Name (Latin)
Antsiran̈ana (Madagascar)
Other forms of name
Antsirana (Antsiranano, Madagascar)
Antsirane (Madagascar)
Diego Soarez (Madagascar)
Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar)
Coordinates
49.28333333 49.28333333 -12.26666667 -12.26666667 (gooearth )
Associated country
Madagascar
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 133791025
Wikidata: Q218928
Library of congress: n 87944161
Sources of Information
  • Colloque international d'histoire malgache (5th : 1987 : Antsiran̈ana, Madagascar). Cinquième Colloque international ... 1987:cover (Antsiranana)
  • BGN 1/25/90(Antsiran̈ana, ppl, 12p0s16ʹS, 49p0s17ʹE; variant: Diégo-Suarez)
  • BGN gaz., Madagascar, 1989(Antsiran̈ana, ppl, 12p0s16ʹS, 49p0s17ʹE, in Antsiranana Province; refs from Antsirana, Antsirane, Diego Soarez, Diégo-Suarez)
  • Lippincott(Diégo-Suarez, Majunga prov., N Madagascar, on S shore of Diégo-Suarez Bay; former native name of Antsirane or Antsirana)
  • Weg. geog.(Diégo-Suarez or now usu Antsiranana or Antsirane, harbor and town near N end of Madagascar)
Wikipedia description:

Antsiranana (Malagasy: Antsiranana Malagasy pronunciation: [antsʲˈraŋanə̥]), named Diego-Suarez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of Madagascar. Antsiranana is the capital of Diana Region. It had an estimated population of 115,015 in 2013.

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