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Merina literally means ''People of the Highlands''. This clan lives in the central highlands, in the most developed area of Madagascar. 95% of the population of Antananarivo are Merina.  
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Merina literally means ''People of the Highlands''. This clan lives in the central highlands, the most developed area of Madagascar. 95% of the population of Antananarivo are Merina. In the 18th century king [[Andrianampoinimerina]] ruled the Merina Kingdom, the most powerful kingdom ever.  
  
The Merina are of Malayo-Polynesian origin, which reflects in their appearance: the skin varies from light brown to very dark and the hair is straight.
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The Merina people are of Malayo-Polynesian origin, which reflects in their appearance: they have light brown to very dark skin colour and their hair is straight. Most Merina houses are built of bricks and mud, sometimes even two-storeyed. Almost each village has a church, often even two: Catholic and Protestant. The Merina are rice farmers. [[Famadihana]] - the ''turning of the bones'' - is a Merina custom.

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Merina literally means People of the Highlands. This clan lives in the central highlands, the most developed area of Madagascar. 95% of the population of Antananarivo are Merina. In the 18th century king Andrianampoinimerina ruled the Merina Kingdom, the most powerful kingdom ever.

The Merina people are of Malayo-Polynesian origin, which reflects in their appearance: they have light brown to very dark skin colour and their hair is straight. Most Merina houses are built of bricks and mud, sometimes even two-storeyed. Almost each village has a church, often even two: Catholic and Protestant. The Merina are rice farmers. Famadihana - the turning of the bones - is a Merina custom.