Royal Hill of Ambohimanga

World Heritage
Madagascar
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The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga consists of a royal city and cemetery as well as a series of sacred sites. It is associated with a strong sense of national identity and has retained its spiritual and sacred character in both past ritual practices and the popular imagination. For 500 years it has been a place of worship for pilgrims from Madagascar and elsewhere.

The Fidasiana-Bevato esplanade is shaded by sacred aviavy trees (left) and attracts pilgrims who com...

Cyclone Giovanna uprooted sacred fig trees in the 17th century Bevato compound in February 2012

Gateways into Ambohimanga include the main gate Ambatomitsanaga, which features a traditional stone ...

Pen (fahimasina) for sacrificial zebu

Mahandrihono palace was the home of King Andrianampoinimerina

Royal remains are interred in tombs beneath the tranomasina

Defensive trenches and gates of Ambohimanga

View of Mahandrihono palace from Fandriampahalemana

View of Tranofitaratra and Fandriampahalemana (left) and detail of Tranofitaratra meeting room (righ...

Ambohimanga was the launching point of King Andrianampoinimerina's successful military campaign to r...

View of Ambohimanga

Ambohimanga, 1865

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Information extracted from Wikidata

image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ambohimanga%2014.jpg
executive body Ambohimanga
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/0b3gk9
Commons category Ambohimanga
coordinate location Point(47.562778 -18.759167)
area 59
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
World Heritage criteria Larousse Encyclopedia online

start time 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name التلة الملكية في امبوهيمنغا
official name Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
official name Colina real de Ambohimanga
official name Colline royale d'Ambohimanga
official name アンブヒマンガの丘の王領地
official name Koninklijke heuvel van Ambohimanga
official name Королевский холм Амбохиманга
official name 安布希曼加的皇家蓝山行宫
volume as quantity Larousse Encyclopedia online
volume as quantity World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
area 425
applies to part buffer zone