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Anjouan
Île Autonome d'Anjouan
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Autonomous Island of the Union of the Comoros
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Anjouan is the rightmost island of the Comoros islands.
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| Country | Comoros | |
| Capital | Mutsamudu | |
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| • Type | Autonomous Island within a federal presidential republic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 424 km2 (164 sq mi) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 259,100 | |
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277,500 | |
| • Density | 611.1/km2 (1,582.7/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (EAT) | |
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Anjouan is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is part of the Comoros nation. Its chief town is Mutsamudu.
It has also been known by the names: Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and historically as Johanna or Hinzuan.
Images for kids
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Map of Anjouan (1748) by French hydrographer Jacques Nicolas Bellin.
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French Residency in Anjouan, 1900.
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Map of the 2008 invasion of Anjouan by Comoran and African Union troops
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Anjouan seen from the ISS.
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Teaching Arabic in a prescolair class. Though students speak Shikomori, they commonly learn Arabic and French in the classroom.
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Indian Ocean Sunset on Anjouan Island
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See also
In Spanish: Anjouan para niños
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