Antananarivo
Antananarivo, also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra, is the capital of Analamanga region. Wikipedia
Population 1,275,207 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Madagascar
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Pirates Museum Antananarivo Museum · 360 m
- Le Jean Laborde Hotel · 110 m
- L'Indigo Mexican · 160 m
- Musée d'art et d'archéologie Museum · 230 m
- Sakamanga Hotel · 240 m
- Anjary Hôtel Hotel · 270 m
- Tombeau de Rainiharo Attraction · 270 m
- Île Bourbon Reunionese · 370 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara
April
Rencontres du Film Court Madagasikara (Rencontres du Film Court (de) Madagascar (RFC), or Madagascourt Film Festival (MFF)) is the only film festival in Madagascar.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
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Getting around
- Primus F-Atalata 200 m
- Terminus F-Atalata 210 m
- Terminus F Ambatofahavalo 270 m
- Terminus G Ankaditany 300 m
- Primus F Ambatofahavalo 310 m
- Primus ligne J- CNaPs - Amptatafika- Alatsinainy Ambazaha 320 m
Train stations: Soarano 770 m, Soanierana 3.4 km, Androndrakely 4.4 km, Mandroseza 4.7 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.