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'''Along a dirt-road some fifteen kilometres north of [[Image:Baobab_Avenue_006.jpg|400px|rightMorondava]], a cluster of baobab trees to the right and left of the roadside form an avenue of proud giants known as Baobab Avenue. The location is a landmark of the region and a symbol of Madagascar and one of the most photographed spots in the country.'''
[[File:Baobab Avenue, also known as Alle'e de 003.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Baobab, is a cluster of baobab trees stretching approximately 100 metres, about 15 kilometres east of Morondava, along the road leading towards [[The ThingyAvenue]].
Baobab Avenue The [[baobab tree]] is a popular stop-by for tourists the national tree of Madagascar. Due to photographits unusual shape, and the baobab is sometimes said to be a location which appears on many postcardstree with roots pointing to the sky. There is a small village According to ancient Arabic mythology, it was the devil who pulled the tree out of the earth and a school nearby which are generally welcoming towards visiting touristsre-planted it upside down.
The fruits of the baobab are highly nutritious, containing more vitamin C than oranges. The fruit pulp can be eaten directly or mixed with various meals and drinks.  <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top">[[baobab treeFile:Morondava 0017.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab Avenue]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0030.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab fruits]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0029.jpg|189px|none|thumb|The trunk of a Baobab]]</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0026.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Passing truck #1]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0018.jpg|189px|none|thumb|[[Sakalava]] woman at Boabab Avenue]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Baobab Avenue 002.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Passing truck #2]]</td></tr></table> The best times to visit Baobab Avenue are at sunset and sunrise when the colours of the trunks change and the long shadows of the trees are most pronounced. Baobab Avenue can be reached from [[Morondava]] by foot, bike or [[taxi-brousse]] is in the national tree direction of Madagascar[[Belo-sur-Tsiribihina]]. A tiny village and a school are located nearby.  The location is also known as Allée de Baobab, Avenue du Baobab or Adansoinia grandidieri baobabs. <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-20.249777421092436,44.41958584424103~'''Baobab Avenue'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=14|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div>
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