Domoni city and the President the historical musolets of President Ahmed Abdallah
Domoni, located on the island of Anjouan in the Comoros, has a rich and influential history. It was an important center for trade from the 15th century with Africa and the East, and later a harbor for European ships heading to the Indies. Long a rival of Mutsamudu, Domoni was the seat of one of the most powerful sultanates of Anjouan. In 1792, the capital was moved to Mutsamudu, on the other side of the island. The city is home to a significant Shirazi community, descendants of the Persian Sunni aristocracy. The old town is divided into three historic districts: "Maweni," "Momoni," and "Haryamouji," which is a medina with a labyrinth of streets and alleys, sometimes covered.
Domoni was an important center of trade with Africa and the Orient as early as the 15th century, and later a anchorage for European sailing ships heading to India and dhows from the Indian Ocean.
Long a rival of Mutsamudu, Domoni, the seat of one of the most powerful sultanates of Anjouan, was for a long time the political center of the island, even of the archipelago. In 1792, the capital was moved to Mutsamudu, on the other side of the island. It was one of the few towns on the island equipped with ramparts to protect against attacks by Malagasy pirates (whose remains are still visible), and it was also a port town.
It is home to a significant community known as the Shirazi, descendants of the Persian Sunni aristocracy who fled Shiraz between the 14th and 18th centuries.
The old town is divided into three historic districts: "Maweni," "Momoni," and "Haryamouji." The latter is a medina, where one enters a labyrinth of sometimes covered streets and alleys. The houses often communicate through terraces that touch each other or are connected by footbridges.
Domoni is home to a mosque, the Chiraz Mosque (Mkiri wa Chiraz), built between the 14th and 16th centuries, which is notable for having two mihrabs, following the design of Iranian mosques. Its Friday mosque has a minaret 38.5 meters high, while the second tallest minaret is 25 meters high.
The first coelacanth caught in the Comoros was nearby.
The musolets of the former president Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane in Domoni city is the most promotional site of the island where you can see the tomb of the father of Comoro independance from France in 6 July 1975
You can see his mosque and his private palace
