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'''Baobab Avenue, or Allée de Baobab in French, is a cluster of very large [[baobab tree]]s appearing along a gravel road towards [[The Thingy|Tsingy de Bemaraha]] about 15 kilometres east of [[Morondava]].'''
[[File:Morondava 0018Baobab Avenue 011.jpg|600px|none|thumb|[[Sakalava]] woman at Boabab AvenueBaobab Avene]]
The approximately 100 metres stretch appears on many postcards of Madagascar. A tiny village and school which usually welcome visitors is located nearby. The baobab tree is the national tree of Madagascar. The baobab is sometimes said to be an upside-down-tree. In fact, according to ancient Arabic mythology, it is the devil who pulled the tree out of the earth and re-planted it that way.
<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0030.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab fruits (brown/white)]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0029.jpg|189px|none|thumb|The trunk of a Baobab]]</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 00250026.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Passing truck #1]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 00260018.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Passing truck #2[[Sakalava]] woman at Boabab Avenue]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Baobab Avenue 002.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Passing truck #32]]</td></tr>
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