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Moroni (mōrō`nē), town (1990 pop. 23,432), capital of Comoros, on Njazidja (formerly Grande Comore) island, at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, an arm of the Indian Ocean. Moroni is the largest city, main port, and administrative center of the islands. Manufactures include beverages, wood and metal products, and cement. Exports include vanilla, coffee, and cacao. It has an international airport. MoroniTown (pop., 1995: 340,168), capital of the Comoros Islands, located on Grande Comore (Njazidja) island in the Indian Ocean. Founded by Arabic-speaking settlers, it is the largest settlement of the Comoros and has served as the capital since 1958. The port of Moroni consists of a small quay in a natural cove. The town retains an Arabic character and has several mosques, including Chiounda, a pilgrimage centre. |
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The LDS church holds that Joseph Smith, directed by the angel Moroni, unearthed a book of golden plates buried in a hillside in Western New York in 1827. Vortex chandelier by Zaha Hadid with Zumtobel for Sawaya & Moroni, a dynamic, psychedelic spiralling form that changes hue with different coloured light. van Embden, ([dagger]) Dick van Soolingen, ([dagger]) Mauro Moroni, * and Fabio Franzetti * |
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