Moroni
موروني Mūrūnī | |
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 .jpg)   (from top: left to right) Moroni in early July 2008, Mosque in Moroni, Moroni Catholic Church and Itsandra beach. | |
  Moroni Location of Moroni on the island of Grande Comore | |
| Coordinates: 11°41′56″S 43°15′22″E / 11.699°S 43.256°E | |
| Country | Comoros |
| Island | Grande Comore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 111,326 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (East Africa Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | (Not Observed) |
| Area code | 269 |
Moroni (French pronunciation: [mɔʁɔni]; Arabic: موروني, romanized: Mūrūnī) is the largest city, federal capital, and seat of the government of the Union of the Comoros, a sovereign archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean. Moroni means "at the river" (mroni in Shingazidja). Moroni is the capital of the semi-autonomous island of Ngazidja, the largest of the three main islands of the republic. The city's estimated population in 2003 was 41,557 residents.[1] Moroni, which lies along the Route Nationale 1, has a port and several mosques such as the Badjanani Mosque.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. "Encyclopædia Britannica". Britannica.com. Retrieved 30 September 2013.