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'''Ambohijoky is one of the [[Twelve Sacred Hills|twelve sacred hills]] of the ancient Merina Kingdom, located in the south-west of [[Antananarivo]].'''
 
'''Ambohijoky is one of the [[Twelve Sacred Hills|twelve sacred hills]] of the ancient Merina Kingdom, located in the south-west of [[Antananarivo]].'''
  
Formerly called Analamasina, it is located south of [[Antsahadinta]] and [[Ambatomalaza]]. The original inhabitants, the ''Manisotra'', resisted [[Andrianampoinimerina|King Andrianampoinimerina]] for a long time before defeat. At the end of the war, the king placed one of his twelve wifes there, the oldest one. That is why the hill is called Ambohijoky - "At the hill of the senior sister". (Text by Isabelle Ratsira)
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Formerly called Analamasina, it is located south of [[Antsahadinta]] and [[Ambatomalaza]]. The original inhabitants, the ''Manisotra'', resisted [[Andrianampoinimerina|King Andrianampoinimerina]] for a long time before defeat. At the end of the war, the king placed one of his twelve wifes there, the oldest one. That is why the hill is called Ambohijoky - "At the hill of the senior sister". ''(Text by Isabelle Ratsira)''
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== Additional information ==
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* [[Twelve Sacred Hills]]

Latest revision as of 13:51, 16 January 2021

Ambohijoky is one of the twelve sacred hills of the ancient Merina Kingdom, located in the south-west of Antananarivo.

Formerly called Analamasina, it is located south of Antsahadinta and Ambatomalaza. The original inhabitants, the Manisotra, resisted King Andrianampoinimerina for a long time before defeat. At the end of the war, the king placed one of his twelve wifes there, the oldest one. That is why the hill is called Ambohijoky - "At the hill of the senior sister". (Text by Isabelle Ratsira)

Additional information