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Madagascar is known for being an infinite reservoir of landscapes and cultures as diverse as they are astonishing. However, when we talk about the origins of the population of the great island, we stop at a mixture between Bantu Africa and Melanesian Asia. This is a bit reductive, when we know that several civilizations have forged the history of this country. This is particularly the case on the East coast where an ethnic community adds to this mixture of other origins. Those from the three great Arab-Muslim waves that came to crash on its shore in the 16th century! What really remains of this Arab-Muslim heritage? To find out, you have to go to the district of Vohipeno, on the banks of the Matitanana River, more precisely in the village of Ivato where the inhabitants are the direct descendants of these navigators from the Middle East. The Antemoro identity is there… Djellaba, turban and fez highlight mixed-race faces that reflect African, Arab and also Asian origins.