Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Ambohimanga

Ambohimanga
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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 5, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 23:23, 18 November 2013‎ (UTC)



Ambohimanga is a hill and traditional fortified royal settlement (rova) in Madagascar, located approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of the capital city of Antananarivo. The hill and the rova are considered the most significant symbol of the cultural identity of the Merina people and the most important and best-preserved monument of the precolonial Kingdom of Madagascar. The walled historic village includes tombs of the vazimba, the island's first inhabitants, and the residences and burial sites of several key monarchs. Founded by King Andriamasinavalona (1675–1710) as the capital of the Avaradrano region, Ambohimanga is one of the twelve sacred hills of Imerina and contains the house of King Andrianampoinimerina (1787–1810), who led the successful effort to unify most of Madagascar under Merina rule. Ambohimanga was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2001 and represent Madagascar's only cultural site following the destruction by fire in 1995 of its historic sister city, the Rova of Antananarivo, shortly before the latter's intended inscription to the list. Numerous governmental and civil society organizations support the conservation of Ambohimanga by restoring damaged features and preventing further degradation.

Hmmm... I filled in the chart for slot 4, which was blank, and then noticed the blurb above had been written for that slot. Well, can't hurt to have another blurb ready to go. I estimated this has five points. The topic is widely covered (27 languages), there have been no other World Heritage Sites in 6 months, and African geography topics are underrepresented (as are African topics as a whole). - Lemurbaby (talk) 14:38, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Support, for underrepresented locational aspects, per WP:WORLDVIEW. Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 23:20, 18 November 2013 (UTC)