Seychelles

Coordinates: 4°35′S 55°40′E / 4.583°S 55.667°E / -4.583; 55.667

Seychelles (i/sˈʃɛlz/ say-SHELZ; French: [sɛʃɛl]), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The 115-island country, whose capital is Victoria, lies 1,500 kilometres (932 mi) east of mainland East Africa. Other nearby island countries and territories include Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius to the south.

Seychelles, with a population of 90,024, has the smallest population of any independent African state; however, it does have a larger population than the UK overseas territory Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

History

The Seychelles were uninhabited throughout most of recorded history. Some scholars assume that Austronesian seafarers and later Maldivian and Arab traders were the first to visit the uninhabited Seychelles. The earliest recorded sighting by Europeans took place in 1502 by the Portuguese Admiral Vasco da Gama, who passed through the Amirantes and named them after himself (islands of the Admiral). The earliest recorded landing was in January 1609, by the crew of the "Ascension" under Captain Sharpeigh during the fourth voyage of the British East India Company.

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Caf� Seventy Faure celebrates 60 years of OAU creation |26 May 2023

Nation 26 May 2023
“It would have been great if perhaps in Seychelles there would have been a book written to really give it the merit of importance.”. He stated the importance of one particular bookAmazing Africa’ which covers each African country, including Seychelles ... There is a lot of importance for Seychelles”....
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Qatar Airways and Air Seychelles simplify travel with single booking for Praslin Island

Independent online (SA) 23 May 2023
With its extensive network of over 160 destinations, Qatar Airways effortlessly connects passengers from Africa, America, Asia, and Europe to Seychelles through its hub at Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha ... With a new partnership called a code share agreement, Qatar Airways will also include Air Seychelles' flights between Mahé and Praslin....

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