Arabic-L:Comoros query

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Date:  07 Jan 2002
From: Jamal Qureshi <ArabLDS at hotmail.com>
Subject: Comoros query

A friend recently queried me about the origins of the country name "Comoros"
and its capital "Moroni".  My understanding is that the country name derives
directly from the Arabic "Juzur al-Qamar", but does anyone know where the
city name "Moroni" derives from?  Thanks for any help.

Jamal Qureshi

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