This road is called Madagascar baobab avenue. The prominent baobab trees on this road have attracted visitors from around the world, making it one of the most visited sites in the region.
The road is The Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests placed it on temporary protection status in July 2007 – a step towards making it Madagascar’s first natural monument.
Along the 260 m long road, there are about 20 – 25 baobab trees giant with a height of about 30 m. Baobab trees are known locally as “mother of the forest” and can be up to 3000 years old.
These beautiful baobab trees are a legacy of the dense tropical forests that once thrived in Madagascar. These trees originally did not stand isolated as they do now, but lived in dense forests. Over the years, as the country’s population increased, forests were cleared for agriculture, leaving only giant baobab trees.
About 7 km northwest of this avenue, there are There are two baobab trees that twist together as they grow. According to legend, these two baobab trees have grown together over many centuries. They find themselves after an “impossible” love between a young man and a young woman from a nearby village.
The lovers both have assigned partners and must marry each other. kiss in their village. The couple couldn’t get married so they asked the god for help. Afterwards, two baobab trees grew and are now living there as proof of the love of two lovers who cannot come together.
The baobab’s biggest enemies are drought, flooding, elephant lightning and black fungus. Baobab trees store large amounts of water in their trunks – which is why elephants and other animals chew the bark during the dry season.
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