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Fianarantsoa

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fianarantsoa , town (1993 pop. 99,005), S central Madagascar, in the central highlands. It is the chief commercial center of a fertile agricultural region producing rice, coffee, potatoes, tobacco, and wine. Food processing is the town's chief industry. A railroad connects Fianarantsoa with Manakara, a small port on the Indian Ocean. Author not available, FIANARANTSOA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoa, Madagascar Founded in 1830, the name uses a combination of Malagasy words, fianàrana ‘school’ or ‘study’ and sòa ‘good’, to give the meaning of ‘(a place) where one learns what is good’. Read more
Malagasy peoples
...second-largest group is the Betsimisaraka, who live generally in the east. The third is the Betsileo, who inhabit the plateau around Fianarantsoa. Others include the Tsimihety, the Sakalava, the Antandroy, the Tanala, the Antaimoro, and the Bara. All Malagasy peoples... Read more

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Pezzottaite: Cs([Be.sub.2]Li)[Al.sub.2][Si.sub.6][O.sub.18]; A spectacular new beryl-group mineral from the Sakavalana pegmatite, Fianarantsoa province, Madagascar.
; ...25 km south of the village of Mandosonoro, southwest of the town of Antsirabe, 140 km southwest of Ambatofinandrahana, in Fianarantsoa province, central Madagascar. It usually occurs as isolated crystals that can have three distinct habits: (1) irregularly... Read more
PEZZOTTAITE: CS(BE^sub 2^LI)AL^sub 2^SI^sub 6^O^sub 18^ A SPECTACULAR NEW BERYL-GROUP MINERAL FROM THE SAKAVALANA PEGMATITE, FIANARANTSOA PROVINCE, MADAGASCAR
; ...25 km south of the village of Mandosonoro, southwest of the town of Antsirabe, 140 km southwest of Ambatofinandrahana, in Fianarantsoa province, central Madagascar. It usually occurs as isolated crystals that can have three distinct habits: (1) irregularly... Read more
Tense standoff in Madagascar
; ...Tensions remain high in the city of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar, where supporters of...in December. The current governor of Fianarantsoa province--who supports incumbent President...valomanana's supporters believe that control of Fianarantsoa province is vital in their efforts... Read more
ISLAND LIFELINE A RAILWAY AIDS CONSERVATION AND PROVIDES AN UNFORGETTABLE RIDE
; FIANARANTSOA, Madagascar I'm no train buff, but I've still managed to take to the rails on four continents: an overnighter from Bangkok...nation. I was happy enough, though far from gleeful. I figured I had long lost the thrill of boarding a new train. The Fianarantsoa Cote Est Railway showed me otherwise. I took ... Read more
Madagascar poll annulled after general is shot dead
; ...friendly fire" during a firefight near Fianarantsoa, Madagascar's second largest city...after three masked men entered the Fianarantsoa hospital on Tuesday night and opened...have besieged the governor's office in Fianarantsoa, which is under the control of forces... Read more
POPE IN MADAGASCAR
; John Paul II blesses lepers yesterday during a visit to Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, off Africa's east coast, after an open-air Mass attended by more than 100,000 people. The Roman Catholic leader then... Read more
Missionary killed in Malagasy uprising
; MADAGASCAR: Forces loyal to the main opposition traded fire with government loyalists yesterday, as they tried to seize the governor's office in Fianarantsoa, the country's second largest city. A Canadian missionary was shot dead, while two soldiers and a child were injured. Read more
Deadly battle for Madagascar town
; ...injured in fresh clashes as forces loyal to Madagascar's two rival would-be presidents struggle for control of the key town of Fianarantsoa. The violence broke out when troops backing the veteran president, Didier Ratsiraka, tried to storm the barricades of supporters... Read more
Madagascar
; ...Antsirana Antsohihy Baie d'Antongila Betioky Betroka Betsiboka R. Cap d'Ambre Cap Est Cap Sainte Marie COMOROS Farafangana Fianarantsoa Iharanna Ihosy INDIAN OCEAN Maevatanana Mahajanga Mahavavy R. Mahavelona Maintirano Manakara Mananjary Mandritsara Mania... Read more
Roadblock rebellion
; In the worse fighting in Madagascar since rival leader Marc Ravalomanana tried to oust Ratsiraka's government, five soldiers were shot dead and 18 others injured at a roadblock in Fianarantsoa. Read more

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