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'''About 3,3% of the population of Madagascar are Bara. The Bara people originate from the southwest of Madagascar, near [[Toliara ]] (Tulear). Today they live in at the southern end of the south-central areahighlands, near Isalo, [[Ihosy ]] and Betroka. The relaxed town of Ihosy is the regional capital. The Bara had two kingdoms, one of which survived until it was disbanded by the French. The Bara were never conquered by the powerful [[Merina]].'''
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Bara_people_02.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Bara men on their field]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:Bara_people_07.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Traditional farming]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:Bara_people_04.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Traditional farming]]</td></tr></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;"><tr><td valign="top">[[Image:Bara_people_05.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Kids with dirty washing on the way to the river]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Bara_people_06.jpg|189px|none|thumb|House near Ranohira]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Bara_people_03.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Zebu herdsman]]</td></tr></table> [[Isalo National Park ]] with its sandstone rocks is sacred to the Bara tribe. Since hundreds of years they use caves in the canyon walls to bury their dead. In the event of death of a close relative, it is traditional to shave the head.
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