Difference between revisions of "Baobab Avenue"

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'''Baobab Avenue (Allée de Baobab) is a cluster of majestic baobab trees appearing along the road towards [[The Thingy|Tsingy de Bemaraha]] about 15 kilometres east of Morondava.'''
  
Baobab Avenue (Allée de Baobab) is a cluster of baobab trees stretching approximately 100 metres situated about 15 kilometres east of Morondava along the road towards [[The Thingy|Tsingy de Bemaraha]].
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[[File:Morondava 0018.jpg|600px|none|thumb|[[Sakalava]] woman at Boabab Avenue]]
  
Baobab Avenue is a popular stop-by for tourists to photograph and can be found on many postcards of Madagascar. There is a small village and a school nearby which welcome visiting tourists.
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The approximately 100 metres stretch appears on many postcards of Madagascar. A tiny village and a school which usally welcome visiting tourists is located nearby.
  
 
The [[baobab tree]] is the national tree of Madagascar.
 
The [[baobab tree]] is the national tree of Madagascar.
  
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<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0017.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab Avenue]]</td>
 
<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0017.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab Avenue]]</td>
 
<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0030.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab fruits]]</td>
 
<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0030.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab fruits]]</td>
 
<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0029.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab trunk]]</td></tr>
 
<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0029.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab trunk]]</td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0025.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Passing truck #1]]</td>
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<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0035.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab Avenue]]</td>
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<td valign="top">[[File:Baobab Avenue 002.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Passing truck #2]]</td></tr>
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Revision as of 16:03, 13 February 2010

Baobab Avenue (Allée de Baobab) is a cluster of majestic baobab trees appearing along the road towards Tsingy de Bemaraha about 15 kilometres east of Morondava.

Sakalava woman at Boabab Avenue

The approximately 100 metres stretch appears on many postcards of Madagascar. A tiny village and a school which usally welcome visiting tourists is located nearby.

The baobab tree is the national tree of Madagascar.

Baobab Avenue
Baobab fruits
Baobab trunk
Passing truck #1
Baobab Avenue
Passing truck #2