Mwali sultanate
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Autonomous Island of Mohéli
Île Autonome de Mohéli
Mwali |
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The Comoros islands. Mohéli is the lowermost shown.
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| Capital and largest city |
Fomboni |
| Official languages | |
| Government | Autonomous Island within a federal presidential republic |
| Mohamed Ali Said | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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211 km2 (81 sq mi) |
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• Water (%)
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negligible |
| Population | |
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• 2006 estimate
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38,000 |
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• 2003 census
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35,400 |
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• Density
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122.07/km2 (316.2/sq mi) |
| Currency | Comorian franc (KMF) |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
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• Summer (DST)
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not observed (UTC+3) |
| Calling code | +269 |
| Internet TLD | .km |
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Mohéli, also known as Mwali, is an autonomous island in that forms part of the Union of the Comoros.
Mohéli is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is the smallest of the four major Comoro Islands.
Its population, as of 2006[update], is about 38,000.
Its capital city is Fomboni.
Its main ethnic group, as on the other Comoros islands Grande Comore and Anjouan as well as the French territory Mayotte, is the Comorian ethnic group, a synthesis of Bantu, Arab, Malay and Malagasy culture, and the main religion is Sunni Islam.
Until 1830, Mohéli was part of the Ndzuwani Sultanate, which also controlled the neighbouring island of Anjouan. In 1830, migrants from Madagascar led by Ramanetaka, who later changed his name to Abderemane, took over the island and established the sultanate of Mwali. In 1886, France made the island a protectorate.
Until 1889, Mwali had its own French resident, but the island was then subjugated to the residency of Anjouan. The sultanate was crushed in 1909 when the French annexed the island. French colonial stamps inscribed Mohéli were issued from 1906 to 1912.
In 1975, Mohéli agreed to join the Comoros nation, along with Grande Comore and Anjouan. Political, economic and social turmoil affected Mohéli and the Comoros in general.
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