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Free article · Language · MayotteMayotte beyond its largest city: lagoon communities, island public services and regional language
Starting with Chiconi and Tsingoni rather than Mamoudzou changes which histories come into view. On Mayotte, in the northern Mozambique Channel, a regional portrait can follow the…
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Free article · Heritage · MayotteSmall museums, archives and collections to research in Mayotte
A useful research journey through Mayotte starts with a question about an object, a practice or a document. Dzaoudzi's museum collections, Bandrélé's salt-making heritage and the…
Free article · Practical · MayotteReading small-town bus and rail information for Mayotte
From Nyambadao to the barge at Mamoudzou Can an ordinary passenger travel from Nyambadao to Mamoudzou's ferry connection without confusing a school bus with public transport? The published…
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Free article · Places · MayotteVillage fairs, weekly markets and civic calendars across Mayotte
Start with the people who organise the gathering Outside Mamoudzou, Mayotte's public life is easier to understand through particular organisers than through a single island-wide events…
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Free article · Food · Grand EstRiquewihr: Merchant facades and the fortified wine town
A housefront with someone to remember At 2 rue du Cerf , Conrad Ortlieb put more than ornament above his entrance. The national architectural inventory describes a relief showing him in…
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Free article · Culture · Grand EstRiquewihr: Reading medieval gates as a record of trade
Two gates on one approach At the upper end of Riquewihr's main street, passing beneath the Dolder does not immediately take you beyond the old defences. Another gateway, the Porte Haute ,…
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Digital publication · Heritage · Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes: small-town life, transport and local heritage comparison workbook
Original reviewed practical comparison workbook with reusable planning
USD 7.99Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Digital publication · Heritage · Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéBourgogne-Franche-Comté: small-town life, transport and local heritage comparison workbook
Original reviewed practical comparison workbook with reusable planning
USD 7.99Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Digital publication · Heritage · BrittanyBrittany: small-town life, transport and local heritage comparison workbook
Original reviewed practical comparison workbook with reusable planning
USD 7.99Photo: Paul Géniaux · Public domain · Source
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