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But according to oral tradition (when asking the elders), twelve is the number of these famous hills which we sometimes pompously call mountains. From the top of each of them, you can see past the plains and ricefields Antananarivo, where the Queen's Palace stands clearly outlined.
The concept of the twelve sacred hills was established by Andrianampoinimerina. The hills constituted the framework of the political history of that great king.(Text by Isabelle Ratsira)
== The twelve sacred hills ==
