the ruins of the former Sultan Palace built in the XVIIIth Century, stop by the peaceful lake Marabou where many birds nest and take a stop at the impressive suicide cliffs in Iconi for a reminder of the past slavery time – the spot is gorgeous but one can still feel the dramatic atmosphere as hundreds of women choose to commit suicide rather than being captured by slavers.
The village of Iconi is the fishing graound where the first primitive coelacanthe fish in Grande Comore was caught in 1986
But the first one in the Country was discoveres in the island of Anjouan in 1952
A symbol and the name of the national football team, the Coelacanth is a fish that is famous in the Comoros. The fish is found on many stamps and on the 1000 franc banknote as well as the 5 franc coin.
It is a millennial species, 350 million years old, dating back to the era of the dinosaurs. It is very rarely eaten due to its A symbol and the name of the national football team, the Coelacanth is a fish that is famous in the Comoros. The fish is found on many stamps and on the 1000 franc banknote as well as the 5 franc coin.
It is a millennial species, 350 million years old, dating back to the era of the dinosaurs. It is very rarely eaten due to its meat, which is bitter and bland. The largest schools of Coelacanths are found off the coast of the Comoros, between 150 and 700 meters deep, southeast of the Comoros near volcanic seabeds.
It should be noted that the islands of the Comoros and Madagascar were said to be related to the Magellanic Clouds, a constellation from another galaxy that helped navigators orient themselves since the North Star is not visible in the Southern Hemisphere.
The tuna, which is bitter and bland. The largest schools of Coelacanths are found off the coast of the Comoros, between 150 and 700 meters deep, southeast of the Comoros near volcanic seabeds.
It should be noted that the islands of the Comoros and Madagascar were said to be related to the Magellanic Clouds, a constellation from another galaxy that helped navigators orient themselves since the North Star is not visible in the Southern Hemisphere.
The tuna
The sunfish
The sunfish, or mola, is another fish found off the coast of the Comoros archipelago. It is one of the largest bony fish in the world. Its weight often exceeds a ton and can reach up to two tons: being a fish that keeps growing, the more it eats, the more it grows.
In Europe, the consumption of sunfish is prohibited, but it is considered a prime meat in Asia, especially in Japan.
In the Comoros, influenced by Western customs, sunfish is rarely eaten even though it is still caught by fishermen.
