Malagasy IZA MOA IANAO - MAGADOCHO - MAGDICHOU - MADEIGASCAR - MADAGASCAR AVY AIZA NY ANARANA HOE " MADAGASIKARA "? / D'OU VIENT LE NOM "MADAGASCAR" ? Marco Polo, mpitsidika sy mpitety
![TIL Madagascar got its name when Marco Polo confused the island with the city of Mogadishu and then misspelled the name in his writings. : r/todayilearned TIL Madagascar got its name when Marco Polo confused the island with the city of Mogadishu and then misspelled the name in his writings. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/QKkWDSWFt1uDO4RCE2FSDi221eG6LDvvnOh6lkjP44I.jpg?auto=webp&s=67adc20fe49d2991e2af872e201965b919fcd435)
TIL Madagascar got its name when Marco Polo confused the island with the city of Mogadishu and then misspelled the name in his writings. : r/todayilearned
![Museum Facts on X: "The country of Madagascar was named when Marco Polo landed in Madagascar in the 13th Century and thought he was in Mogadishu, Somalia. He then misspelt the name Museum Facts on X: "The country of Madagascar was named when Marco Polo landed in Madagascar in the 13th Century and thought he was in Mogadishu, Somalia. He then misspelt the name](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DP7AD_QW0A84dzd.jpg)
Museum Facts on X: "The country of Madagascar was named when Marco Polo landed in Madagascar in the 13th Century and thought he was in Mogadishu, Somalia. He then misspelt the name
![Madagascar avant Madagascar : l'île Ménouthias des anciens et les premières représentations de l'île de Saint Laurent Madagascar avant Madagascar : l'île Ménouthias des anciens et les premières représentations de l'île de Saint Laurent](https://journals.openedition.org/anabases/docannexe/image/4680/img-7.jpg)