Ambohimanga
Sign in to saveAmbohimanga is a hill and traditional fortified royal settlement (rova) in Madagascar, located approximately northeast of the capital city of Antananarivo. It is situated in the commune of Ambohimanga Rova.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ambohimanga Rova
- Region
- Analamanga
- Country
- Madagasikara / Madagascar
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.image
- View of Ambohimanga sacred hill Madagascar.JPG
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.image_upright
- 1.2
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.caption
- View of Ambohimanga
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.official_name
- Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.location
- Madagascar
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria
- (iii), (iv), (vi)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 950
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.year
- 2001
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.locmapin
- Madagascar
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- hill
- Country
- Madagascar
- Located in
- Antananarivo Province
- Area
- +425
- Elevation
- +1468
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Ambohimanga 14.jpg
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- World Heritage Site
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Layout
- Symbolism
- Fortifications
- Natural features
- Villages
- Compounds
- Bevato compound
- Mahandrihono compound
- Mahandrihono palace
- Royal pavilions
- Royal tombs
- Other features
- Nanjakana compound
- Conservation and management
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Ambohimanga is a hill and traditional fortified royal settlement (rova) in Madagascar, located approximately northeast of the capital city of Antananarivo. It is situated in the commune of Ambohimanga Rova.
The hill and the rova that stands on top are considered the most significant symbol of the cultural identity of the Merina people and the most important and best-preserved monument of the precolonial Merina Kingdom. The walled historic village includes residences and burial sites of several key monarchs. The site, one of the twelve sacred hills of Imerina, is associated with strong feelings of national identity and has maintained its spiritual and sacred character both in ritual practice and the popular imagination for at least four hundred years. It remains a place of worship to which pilgrims come from Madagascar and elsewhere.