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Twelve Sacred Hills

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'''In the late 18th century [[Andrianampoinimerina - King of Merina Kingdom|King Andrianampoinimerina]] unified the several Merina tribes and established the kingdom ruled from twelve sacred hills.'''
 
In the centre of Antananarivo
* [[Analamanga]] (The blue forest)
 
In the north of Antananarivo
* Ambohimanga
* Ambohitrabiby
* Ilafy
* Namehana
 
In the north-west of Antananarivo
* Ambohidratrimo
* Ikaloy
 
In the south-east of Antananarivo
* Alasora
* Imerimanjaka
 
In the south-west of Antananarivo
* Ampandrana
* Antsahadinta
* Ambohijoky
 
Other hills in the surroundings of Antananarivo (but not sacred):
* Alasora
* [[Ambatomanga]] ("the blue rock")
* Ambohidrabiby
* Ambohidratrimo
* Ambohimalaza
* Ambohimanambola
* [[Ambohimanga]]
* Ambohotany
* Ampandrana
* [[Analamanga]] ("blue forest")
* Antongona
* Antsahadinta
* Ilafy
* Imerimanjaka
* Kaloy