Sima
Sima is a town located on the island of Anjouan in the Comoros. It was the capital of the island during Shirazi rule. The abandoned ruins of "old" Sima are of archaelogical interest. It has an estimated population of 11,000.- Type: Town with 8,740 residents
- Description: town on the island of Anjouan in the Comoros
- Also known as: “Sima, Comoros”, “Ville de sima”, and “سيما Sima”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milémbéni and Mirongani.
Mjamaoue
Village
Mjamaoue is a village on the island of Anjouan in the Comoros. Mjamaoue is situated 4 km east of Sima.
Sima
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Anjouan, Comoros, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-12.19812° or 12° 11′ 53″ south
Longitude
44.27327° or 44° 16′ 24″ east
Population
8,740
Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)
Open location code
5HV6R72F+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Sima” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سيما، أنجوان”
- Arabic: “سيما”
- Armenian: “Սիմա”
- Cebuano: “Sima”
- Croatian: “Sima”
- Dutch: “Sima”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سيما”
- French: “Sima”
- German: “Sima”
- Indonesian: “Sima, Komoro”
- Indonesian: “Sima”
- Italian: “Sima”
- Japanese: “シマ”
- Low German: “Sima”
- Polish: “Sima”
- Romanian: “Sima”
- Russian: “Сима”
- Spanish: “Sima”
- Swedish: “Sima, Komorerna”
- Swedish: “Sima”
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Places to explore: Kavani and Kavani كافاني.
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Highlights: مسجد زوياني and المسجد الكبير الجمعة سيما.
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