Moroni
Moroni is the largest city, national capital, and seat of the government of the Union of the Comoros, a sovereign archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean.
Moroni is the largest city, national capital, and seat of the government of the Union of the Comoros, a sovereign archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean. Moroni means "at the river". Moroni is the capital of the semi-autonomous island of Ngazidja, the largest of the three main islands of the republic. The city's estimated population in 2003 was 41,557 residents. Moroni, which lies along the Route Nationale 1, has a port and several mosques such as the Badjanani Mosque.
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Worth seeing in and around Moroni
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Museum of Comoros
The National Museum of the Comoros is a national museum in the capital city of Moroni on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros, presenting the country's cultural heritage. The museum was established in 1989 and has four exhibit rooms with collections on: History, Art, Archeology and Religion Volcanology and Earth Science Oceanography and Natural Science Social and Cultural Anthropology.
500 m · national museum in Moroni, Comoros · Wikipedia - 02University of the Comoros
The University of the Comoros is a higher education institution located in Mvouni, near Moroni, the capital of the Comoros.
4.4 km · multi-site university in the Comoros · Wikipedia - 03Stade de Beaumer
Stade de Beaumer, also known as Stade de Moroni, is a multi-use stadium in Moroni, the capital city of the Comoros. It is used primarily for football matches.
1.4 km · multi-use stadium in Moroni, Comoros · Wikipedia - 04St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church, Moroni
The St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church is a religious building affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and located in the city of Moroni, the capital of the archipelago and nation of Comoros in the Indian Ocean.
1.1 km · building in Comoros · Wikipedia - 05Stade de Moroni
Stade de Moroni is a multi-use stadium in Moroni, Comoros. It is currently used mostly for athletics competitions.
1.8 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia
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Getting to Moroni
- Airports
- Prince Said Ibrahim (HAH), 18 km · Dzaoudzi Pamandzi (DZA), 252 km
- Stations
- Iconi Airport, 1.9 km
- Dzaoudzi → Moroni249 km · quickest by air, 5h 12m · $200–310
- Mahajanga → Moroni556 km · quickest by air, 7h 41m · $250–380
- Nampula → MoroniTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Moroni
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Moroni. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThere is no bus service in Moroni; everyone travels within the city by shared taxi.
- Go nextTo reach Iconi stop a shared taxi, check go around section.
From Wikivoyage: Moroni (Comoros), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Moroni
- Iconitown in the Comoros5.7 km
- Mkazicity located in Grande Comore, Comoros3.9 km
- MvouniHuman settlement in the Comoros2.3 km
- N'Tsoudjinitown located on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros3.8 km
- TsidjéTown in Comoros1.2 km
- Hantsambouvillage in Grande Comore, Comoros4.3 km