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<td valign="top">[[Image:Antambahoaka_man.jpg|200px|thumb|none|Antambahoaka man around 1908]]</td></tr></table>
The Antambahoaka are of Arabian origin and are mainly Muslim. They are descendants of [[Raminia Rabevahoaka]], a king who came from Mecca to Madagascar around the early 14th century. The Antambahoaka served the courts of kings throughout Madagascar with their deep knowledge in of astrology and medicine.
Every seven years a large group [[circumcision]] is carried out in Mananjary. They use a ''[[kibory]]'' (communal burial house) to bury the deceased.