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    Mayotte

    French overseas region and department located in the Indian Ocean
    mayotte.pref.gouv.fr

    Mayotte, officially the Department of Mayotte, is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is one of the overseas departments of France as well as one of the 18 regions of France, with the same status as the departments of Metropolitan France. It is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the eurozone. Mayotte is located in the northern part of the Mozambique Channel in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeastern Africa, between the northwestern part of the island of Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique on the continent. Mayotte consists of a main island, Grande-Terre, a smaller island, Petite-Terre, as well as several islets around these two. Mayotte's land area is 374 square kilometres and, with its 320,901 people according to January 2024 official estimates, is very densely populated at 858 inhabitants per km². Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Mayotte (/ maɪˈɒt / my-OT; French: Mayotte, [majɔt] ⓘ; Shimaore: Maore, IPA: [maˈore]; Kibushi: Maori, IPA: [maˈori]), officially the Department of Mayotte (French: Département de Mayotte), [3] is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is one of the overseas departments of France as well as one of the 18 regions of France, with the same ...
    • Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport

      Dzaoudzi-Pamandzi International Airport (IATA: DZA, ICAO: FMCZ) is an airport located in Pamandzi, Mayotte, France on the southern tip of the island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), east of Grande-Terre, the main island of Mayotte.It is the only airport in Mayotte with scheduled services, mainly to destinations within Africa and to metropolitan France.

    • Grande-Terre

      Grande-Terre (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d tɛʁ]; Maore or Nyambo Bole in Shimaore) is the main island of the French overseas region of Mayotte. [2] The island is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique .

    • Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte

      The Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (French: Détachement de Légion étrangère de Mayotte, DLEM) is a detachment of the Foreign Legion based on the island of Mayotte, near Madagascar.It is the smallest operational unit of the French Army. [1] The main role of the detachment is to maintain a French presence in the region, enabling the French armed forces to quickly react to events in the ...

    • Maore Dialect

      Maore Comorian, or Shimaore (French Mahorais), is one of the two indigenous languages spoken in the French-ruled Comorian islands of Mayotte; Shimaore being a dialect of the Comorian language, while ShiBushi is an unrelated Malayo-Polynesian language originally from Madagascar.Historically, Shimaore- and ShiBushi-speaking villages on Mayotte have been clearly identified, but Shimaore tends to ...

    • Category:History

      Pages in category "History of Mayotte" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

  3. britannica.com

    Jan 17, 2025Mayotte is an overseas department of France comprising the two southeasternmost islands of the Comoros archipelago in the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean. While the Comoros gained independence in 1975, Mayotte opted to remain part of France and voted to become a department in 2009.
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. familysearch.org

    Mar 18, 2024Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France officially named the Department of Mayotte. It consists of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeast Africa, between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique.
  5. newworldencyclopedia.org

    Mayotte is located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. The territory is geographically part of the Comoros islands but has been politically separate since the 1970s. The territory is also known as Mahoré, the native name of its main island, especially by advocates of its inclusion in the Comoros. Geography The ...
  6. everyculture.com

    Location and Geography. Mayotte, with an area of 144 square miles (374 square kilometers), is the easternmost island in the Comoros off the coast of southwestern Africa, and geologically the oldest. The coral barrier reef that surrounds it has created one of the largest lagoons in the world. Mayotte is made up of several small islands, including Petite Terre, where the airport is located, and ...
  7. globalsecurity.org-www.globalsecurity.org

    Mayotte - History The Island of Mayotte is located at the entry to the Mozambique Channel and has for centuries been a crossroads for maritime trade between Europe and the Indian Ocean. At the origins of the Mayotte settlement, several civilizations are at the origin of the population of Mayotte. The first settlement of Bantu origin took place between the 5th and 8th centuries. According to ...
  8. Jun 20, 2024What is the history of Mayotte's relationship with France? Mayotte was bought by France from its self-proclaimed sultan in 1841, and French colonization later extended to the other islands in the Comoros chain.
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