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Moroni

Capital of Comoros

Watercolour of Moroni, Comoros. The volcanic island capital on Grande Comore, with Old Friday Mosque and Mount Karthala.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Old Friday Mosque; Mount Karthala; Medina of Badjanani; Karthala Grand Mosque; lush tropical flora; Swahili-Arab
Viewpoint
Favor an elevated viewpoint overlooking the historic harbor of Badjanani, looking across the stone quay with the Old Friday Mosque in the middle-ground, and the immense green slopes of Mount Karthala rising majestically into the sky behind the city.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the lush tropical rainforest on the slopes of Mount Karthala, coconut palms, and ylang-ylang groves.
Guarded against
Not a generic Indian Ocean resort
Population74,749Wikidata: 62,351
Coordinates11.70°S, 43.26°E
Elevation29 m
Area30 km²
Time zoneIndian/ComoroUTC+3
Solar noon12:07clock runs 0.1 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Moroni and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Leilani Estates, United States — 2,128 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

Dar es SalaamTZ697 km
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DodomaTZ1,029 km
LilongweMW1,057 km
NairobiKE1,359 km
HarareZW1,478 km
MwanzaTZ1,532 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Moroni inside this atlas.

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