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Manajary is a coastal hi town and region within the [[Fianarantsoa]] province of Madagascar. The Mananjary river flows into the ocean close to town. The population in the Manajary region in 2001 was 233,679.  
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'''Mananjary is a coastal town and region within the [[Fianarantsoa]] province of Madagascar. The Mananjary river flows into the ocean close to town. The population in the Mananjary region in 2001 was 233,679.'''
  
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There are nine [[Antambahoaka]] clans living in and around Mananjary, which make up the smallest tribal group in Madagascar. Approximately every seven years the clans gather in the town for a week-long mass-circumcision ceremony called ''sambatra''. Various Malagasy traditions are then performed, such as [[zebu]] sacrification, whereby one zebu is killed for each clan. The last sambatra event took place in October 2007.
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There are nine [[Antambahoaka]] clans living in and around Mananjary, which make up the smallest tribal group in Madagascar. Approximately every seven years the clans gather in the town for a week-long mass-circumcision ceremony called ''sambatra''. Various Malagasy traditions are then performed, such as [[zebu]] sacrification, whereby one zebu is killed for each clan. The last sambatra event took place in October 2007, the next is scheduled around October 2014.
  
There is a popular nighclub in town the called ''Palace Nightclub''.
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There is a popular nightclub in town the called ''Palace Nightclub''.
  
At weekends a lively fishmarket event takes place at the mouth of the river when the fishermen sell their catch from their pirogues they pull up on the shore.
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At weekends a lively fish market event takes place at the mouth of the river when the fishermen sell their catch from their pirogues they pull up on the shore.
  
Manajary can be reached by road via [[Ranomafana]] or via a domestic airport served by by [[Air Madagascar]] flights once or twice a monthly. Mananjary lies along the southern part of the [[Pangalanes]] canal, which runs from [[Tamatave]] in the north through to [[Farafangana]] in the south, a distance of about 600km, making it the longest man-made waterway in the world.
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Mananjary can be reached by road via [[Ranomafana]] or via a domestic airport served by [[Air Madagascar]] flights once or twice monthly. Mananjary lies along the southern part of the [[Pangalanes Canal]], which runs from [[Toamasina]] (Tamatave) in the north through to [[Farafangana]] in the south, a distance of about 600km, making it the longest man-made waterway in the world.
  
 
== Accommodation ==
 
== Accommodation ==
  
'''Vahiny Lodge'''<br>
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'''[[Vahiny Lodge]] (La Plantation)''' (11 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 32 02 468 22<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 02 468 22 (mobile)<br>
 
Email: [mailto:vahinylodge@yahoo.fr vahinylodge@yahoo.fr]
 
Email: [mailto:vahinylodge@yahoo.fr vahinylodge@yahoo.fr]
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''Vahiny Lodge has a swimming pool, a good restaurant and a spice plantation.''OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
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Vahiny Lodge has a swimming pool, a good restaurant and a spice plantation.<br><br>
  
'''Hôtel Jardin de la Mer'''<br>
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'''[[Hôtel Jardin de la Mer]]''' (7 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 2072 090 70<br>
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Tel: + 261 (0)20 72 090 70 or +261 (0)32 04 896039 (mobile) or +261 (0)34 04 896039 (mobile)<br>
Email: [mailto:charlesbe@wanadoo.mg charlesbe@wanadoo.mg] / [mailto:jardindelamer@free.fr jardindelamer@free.fr]<br>
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Email: [mailto:jardindelamer@free.fr jardindelamer@free.fr]<br>
Homepage: [http://jardindelamer.free.fr jardindelamer.free.fr]
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Website: [http://jardindelamer.free.fr jardindelamer.free.fr]<br><br>
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'''Sorafa Hotel'''<br>
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'''[[Sorafa Hotel]]''' (5 bungalows, 10 rooms)<br>
Tel: +261 72 09201 / +261 2072 092 01<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)20 72 092 01<br>
Email: N/A
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Email: [mailto:sorafahotel@moov.mg sorafahotel@moov.mg]
  
''Boat trips on the [[Pangalanes]] canal can be arranged at. Sorafa Hotel.''you have no life
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Boat trips on the [[Pangalanes]] canal can be arranged at Sorafa Hotel.<br><br>
 
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'''Yvonna Bungalows'''<br>
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'''[[Chez Yvonna]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 0204993<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 02 049 93<br><br>
Email: N/A
 
  
'''Chez Stenny'''<br>
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'''[[Chez Stenny]]''' (3 rooms, 4 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 72 94266<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)20 72 942 66<br><br>
Email: N/A
 
  
'''Hotel Ideal'''<br>
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'''[[Hotel Ideal]]'''<br><br>
Tel: N/A<br>
 
Email: N/A
 
  
'''Hotel des Bons Amis'''<br>
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'''[[Hotel des Bons Amis]]'''<br><br>
Tel: N/A<br>
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Email: N/A
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== Additional information ==
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* [http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94124 Twins taboo splits a community] IRNI, 3rd November 2011

Latest revision as of 23:22, 26 January 2021

Mananjary is a coastal town and region within the Fianarantsoa province of Madagascar. The Mananjary river flows into the ocean close to town. The population in the Mananjary region in 2001 was 233,679.

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There are nine Antambahoaka clans living in and around Mananjary, which make up the smallest tribal group in Madagascar. Approximately every seven years the clans gather in the town for a week-long mass-circumcision ceremony called sambatra. Various Malagasy traditions are then performed, such as zebu sacrification, whereby one zebu is killed for each clan. The last sambatra event took place in October 2007, the next is scheduled around October 2014.

There is a popular nightclub in town the called Palace Nightclub.

At weekends a lively fish market event takes place at the mouth of the river when the fishermen sell their catch from their pirogues they pull up on the shore.

Mananjary can be reached by road via Ranomafana or via a domestic airport served by Air Madagascar flights once or twice monthly. Mananjary lies along the southern part of the Pangalanes Canal, which runs from Toamasina (Tamatave) in the north through to Farafangana in the south, a distance of about 600km, making it the longest man-made waterway in the world.

Accommodation

Vahiny Lodge (La Plantation) (11 bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)32 02 468 22 (mobile)
Email: vahinylodge@yahoo.fr

Vahiny Lodge has a swimming pool, a good restaurant and a spice plantation.

Hôtel Jardin de la Mer (7 bungalows)
Tel: + 261 (0)20 72 090 70 or +261 (0)32 04 896039 (mobile) or +261 (0)34 04 896039 (mobile)
Email: jardindelamer@free.fr
Website: jardindelamer.free.fr

Sorafa Hotel (5 bungalows, 10 rooms)
Tel: +261 (0)20 72 092 01
Email: sorafahotel@moov.mg

Boat trips on the Pangalanes canal can be arranged at Sorafa Hotel.

Chez Yvonna
Tel: +261 (0)32 02 049 93

Chez Stenny (3 rooms, 4 bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)20 72 942 66

Hotel Ideal

Hotel des Bons Amis

Additional information