The City of Mitsamihouli
The City of Mitsamihouli is the second largest city of the isalnd after the capital city Moroni
It is one of the important attraction site, with its history and beautiful beaches such as USSOIKOUNOU BEACH, MALOUDJA and Galawa beaches
The Ousoikounou beach is the largest beach of the island about one and half kilometer long
It offer one of the best sunset of the island
On the north of the city you can discover the oldest millenary baobab tree
This millenary baobab jail offer a contrasts beautifully sight with the surrounding green vegetation and the opened branches that looklike upset roots
The baobab trank is naturally porious and was used as jail in the past
If somebody steals,he was jailed in side the tree for tree days by the sultan without food and water
Be among the trank of the tree offers a cool temperature from the out side heat,
Mitsamihouli is not only important for its balnear activities but also very attractive fishing harbour
On the beach you can enjoy the scene of downloading heavy tuna from the traditional fishing boats
the sea grass beds are home of lobsters, octupus and variety of small low tide fishes
The large coral reefs attract all kind of sea fauna including turtles
HAWKSBIL
They spend most of their life in the water foraging, resting, and cleaning and come ashore only for laying eggs. They mainly stay close to shorelines, where coral reefs with sponges are found, and not far from tropical beaches that are their nesting sites. Like other sea turtles, the hawksbill sea turtle makes incredible migrations when moving from feeding sites to areas where they nest.
Hawksbill sea turtles are omnivores and feed mainly on sponges. They will also eat sea invertebrates, such as sea jellies, mollusks, fish, crustaceans, marine algae, and other sea animals and plants. They like to feed in shallow shoals which have lots of brown algae.
A coastal-pelagic and inshore species common on coral reefs, often in deeper areas near drop-offs to the open sea, and in shallow lagoons adjacent to areas of strong currents. It is often seen cruising near the bottom but will visit the surface, particularly to investigate food sources. Frequently found on leeward sides of small coral islands
