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Taolagnaro

Also known as Fort-Dauphin, Tolagnaro

Taolagnaro, also known as Fort-Dauphin, is a port town on the south-eastern tip of Madagascar, in the Anosy region. French settlers founded a fort there in 1643, naming it after the future Louis XIV, and it was the first French settlement on the island until its abandonment in 1674. It is now a regional capital and a centre of ilmenite mining.

Taolagnaro
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Antanosy KingdomFort-Dauphin Colony

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