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The small capital of the Comoros, on the west coast of Grande Comore, where a mosque from 1427 faces the dhow harbour and the volcano rises behind the town.

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Arrival
Prince Said Ibrahim International · HAH
To the city
About 20 km south of the airport
Private jets
HAH, with customs and Jet fuel
Best time
September

The city

A medina on the harbour, a volcano at its back.

Moroni was a trading town long before it became the capital in 1958, when the seat moved from Dzaoudzi. Its old quarter runs down to a small harbour whose quay is only eighty metres long: paved alleys, tall houses with heavy carved doors, and the Badjanani Mosque, built in 1427 and given its minaret in 1921. In July 2026 UNESCO inscribed the medina on the World Heritage List with five others on Grande Comore and Anjouan, the first sites in the country to be listed.

Volo Volo, the larger market, is at the north end of town. Most of the shore is black rock; for sand, people drive up the coast to Itsandra. Behind it all stands Karthala, at 2,361 metres the highest point of the Comoros.

  • The Friday Mosque Built in 1427 beside the harbour, with a minaret added in 1921, it is the oldest mosque in the medina.
  • Itsandra A small seafaring medina just north of Moroni, also on the UNESCO list, with a beach below it.
  • Iconi South of the capital, an older medina that holds the tomb of Prince Said Ibrahim, son of the last sultan of Grande Comore.

Arriving

One long runway on the island.

Prince Said Ibrahim International sits by the village of Hahaya, some twenty kilometres up the coast. At 2,900 metres, its runway is more than twice the length of those on Mohéli and Anjouan.

Business & First Class Scheduled flights There is no nonstop from Europe. Ethiopian connects through Addis Ababa, Kenya Airways through Nairobi and Air Austral through Réunion, and Air Tanzania flies from Dar es Salaam. Turkish Airlines has a seasonal service from Istanbul by way of the Seychelles. Visas are issued on arrival. Business & First fares Private Jet Private jets Hahaya is an airport of entry, with customs and Jet fuel. Every flight needs prior permission from the airport administration. The field opens from 6 am to 9 pm local time, and later only on request with 72 hours’ notice. Handling is arranged through agents such as General Aviation Services. Charter a jet
Approximate flying time by midsize jet
  • Nairobi 2 h 05
  • Seychelles 2 h 20
  • Abu Dhabi 5 h 45
  • Bahrain 5 h 55
  • Paris 10 h 25 long-range jet

When to go

September.

Days sit between 24 and 27 °C the year round, and the sea never drops below 25 °C. Rain is the variable: over 270 mm a month from January to April, when cyclones sometimes pass, and down to 70 mm in September, which is the driest month by a wide margin.

  1. 27° J 337 29°
  2. 27° F 291 29°
  3. 27° M 274 29°
  4. 27° A 280 29°
  5. 26° M 213 28°
  6. 25° J 167 27°
  7. 24° J 183 26°
  8. 24° A 130 25°
  9. 25° S 70 26°
  10. 26° O 101 26°
  11. 27° N 107 27°
  12. 27° D 211 28°
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