Anjouan Island

Anjouan is an autonomous volcanic island in the in the southwestern Indian Ocean, part of the . It is known in Shikomori as Ndzuani, Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and, until the early twentieth century when the name fell out of general use, in English as Johanna.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 723 metres (2,372 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code AJN
  • …was formerly known as “Johanna Island”
  • Also known as
    “Anjouan”
    “Île Anjouan”
    “Jazīrat Anjwān”
    “Jazīrat Hanzwān”
    “Johanna”
    “Nzwani”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dzialandzé.
Peioma, Public domain.
is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dindri and Tsimbeo.
is a village on the island of in the .
Tsembeho is a town located on the island of … is situated 3 km northeast of Anjouan Island.
is a village on the island of in the . is situated 3½ km northeast of Anjouan Island.

Anjouan Island

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Latitude
-12.21999° or 12° 13′ 12″ south
Longitude
44.4421° or 44° 26′ 32″ east
Open location code
5HV6QCJR+2R
Geo­Names ID
922000

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Anjouan Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة أنجوان”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة هنزوان”
  • Catalan: “Anjouan”
  • Dutch: “Anjouan”
  • Finnish: “Anjouan”
  • French: “Anjouan”
  • Galician: “Anjouan”
  • German: “Anjouan”
  • Italian: “Anjouan”
  • Japanese: “アンジュアン”
  • Korean: “앙주앙 섬”
  • Maore Comorian: “Ndzuwani”
  • Polish: “Anjouan”
  • Portuguese: “Anjouan”
  • Spanish: “Anjouan”
  • Swedish: “Anjouan”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mchakojour and Dongojou.

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