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Mutsamudu

Mutsamudu is the capital of the island of Anjouan in the Comoros and the country's second-largest town. Founded in the 15th century, it became the seat of the Anjouan sultans, with a stone medina, palaces and a citadel built in the late 18th century above its harbour. It was a regular port of call for ships on the route to India.

Mutsamudu
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Sultanate of Anjouan

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mutsamudu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mutsamudu
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