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'''The Antankarana people are an ethnic group living in the north of Madagascar around Antsiranana ([[Diego Suarez]]). Antankarana literally means ''Those of the Rocks'', referring to the limestone rock formations ([[Tsingy|tsingy]]) that and mountains which characterise their territory. The [[Sambirano]] river is forms the southern borderin the south.'''
In the middle of the 18th century, the Antankarana people were conquered by the [[Sakalava]] people. The Antankarana people are mainly fishermen or cattle farmers. They grow only a few crops such as maize, rice and cassava on a small scale.
<!--The Antankarana do not bury their dead by placing the coffin under the ground. Rather, the coffin is quite simply left on top of the ground.-->