Mitsamiouli
Sign in to savethumb|right|175px|Location of Mitsamihuli on the island of Grande Comore thumb|right|300px|A street in Mitsamiouli Mitsamiouli (population 6,100) is a town on the northwest coast of Grande Comore in the Comoros.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mitsamiouli
- Region
- Ngazidja القمر الكبرى
- Country
- Comores Komori جزر القمر
- Population
- 4,811
- Timezone
- Indian/Comoro
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thumb|right|175px|Location of Mitsamihuli on the island of Grande Comore thumb|right|300px|A street in Mitsamiouli Mitsamiouli (population 6,100) is a town on the northwest coast of Grande Comore in the Comoros.
==History== On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 made a crash-landing in the shallow waters offshore from Le Galawa Beach Hotel in Mitsamiouli. Of the 175 passengers, 125 died, despite rescue attempts by island residents and tourists.