Maore

Maore, also known as Mayotte, is an island of the Comoros in the northern Mozambique Channel. A broad lagoon and coral reefs shelter its volcanic shores, while communities on the island share traditions shaped by Africa, Madagascar and the Indian Ocean. A sultanate ruled Maore alongside the other island polities of the archipelago. In the early nineteenth century rival rulers from Madagascar and the neighbouring Comorian islands fought for control of Maore. Between 1832 and 1835 it passed through several conquests, before a local sultan restored its independence in 1836. These struggles reflected the island's place in a sea of closely connected but often competing powers.

The later city of Mamoudzou lies here.