Mayotte

Mayotte

Mayotte ranks 223rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Anguilla, Åland Islands, and Solomon Islands. Memorable people born in present day Mayotte include El Fardou Ben Nabouhane and Toifilou Maoulida. Memorable people who died in Mayotte include . Mayotte has been the birth place of many soccer players and the death place of many .

Mayotte, officially the Department of Mayotte, is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is located in the northern part of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeastern Africa, between Northwestern Madagascar and Northeastern Mozambique. Mayotte consists of a main island, Grande-Terre, a smaller island, Petite-Terre, as well as several islets around these two. Mayotte is the most prosperous territory in the Mozambique Channel, making it a major destination for immigration. Read more on Wikipedia