Ambovontany

Ambovontany lies in Androy, the dry southern country of Madagascar, where thorny scrub gives the Tandroy people their name. An oral tradition of nearby Ambovombe tells of Rangoike of the Ntesevohitse clan finding water here and founding a village called Ambovontany. Wells were especially valuable in a country with little rain and few permanent streams. Zebu cattle became an important source of wealth among the Tandroy, alongside crops suited to the dry climate.

The later city of Ambovombe-Androy lies here.