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'''Lake Anosy (Lac Anosy) in the centre of [[Antananarivo ]] was originally a swamp. In 1830 an artificial lake was created from and an islet was constructed in the middle to establish a of the lake. A blacksmith workshop in a was established on the island, as the location that would minimise minimised the risk of fire caused by this the occupation an area in areas where wood and tached thatched roofs were commonplace.'''

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In later years the island was used to store explosive powder, which could also pose posed a risk of fire in the city , where houses were mostly built by wood. Today, the island is a monument to commemorate victims of World War I, in which many Malagasy people died while fighting on at the front line for in the name of France. Today, many poor and homeless people live in the park areas around area next to the lake. Although the water is highly polluted, people can sometimes be seen washing and fishing in the lake. As much traffic encircles the lake it is best visited on public holidays, avoiding rush hours.

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[[File:Hotel_Carlton_194.jpg|600px]] A small fee to enter the island appliesto all visitors, with a slightly higher price for <!--of 2,000 Ariary (2011)--> expected from foreign tourists than for locals. <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-18.915563, 47.52147~'''Antananarivo city lake monument'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=16|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div>  '''Christelle Ratri at Lake Anosy'''<br>Singer-songwriter [[Kristel|Christelle Ratri]] shot the video ''IZY'' on the doorstep of [[Blanchisserie Tana]] at Lake Anosy: <HTML5video type="youtube">3uWbECiGaLE</HTML5video> == Additional information == View all [[Lake Anosy photos]]