1) " Mahe" -- As it applies to Mahe Seychelles For other uses, see Mahé(disambiguation). Mahé, also known as Mayyazhi, is a former French colony in India. It is a small town (9km 2 ) in the south of the country off the Arabian Sea. It issurrounded by the state of Kerala on three sides. Administratively Mahé is part of the Union Territory (i.e directly administered by the Union/Federalgovernment of India) of Pondicherry on the east coast. Mahé is named for Bertrand François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, a key architect of French policy inIndia. Its population was 36 823 at the 2001 census. The principal languages spoken in Mahéare Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. The original name of Mahé is Mayyali, meaning "mouth of the blackriver". The French East India Company constructed afort on the site of Mahé in 1724, after an accord concluded between André Mollandin and theraja Vazhunnavar of Badagara three years earlier. In 1741, Mahé de La Bourdonnais retookthe town after a period of occupation by the Marathas. Mahé remained under French jurisdiction until 13 June 1954, when it finally joined the Indian Union. See also French India French East India Company This Indian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it ( http: en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mah%E9&action=edit ). Maha ...
2) " Seychelles" -- As it applies to Mahe Seychelles The Republic of Seydhelles ( Creole : Repiblik Sesel )is an island nation in the IndianOcean, some 1,600 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. Other nearby island countries and territories include Mauritius and Réunion to the south, Comoros to the southwest, and the Maldives to the northeast. Repiblik Sesel République des Seychdlles Republic of Seyhelles ( In Detail ) National motto : "Finis Coronat Opus" ( Latin : The End Crowns the Work) Official languages Creole ; English and French Capital Port Victoria President James Michel Area - Total - % water Ranked 177th 455 km² Negligible Population - Total ( 2002 ) - Density Ranked 181st 80,098 176/km² Independence - Date From the United Kingdom June 29, 1976 Currency Saychelles rupee Time zone UTC +4 National anthem Koste Seselwa Internet TLD.sc Calling Code 248 Contents 1 History 2 Politics 3 Districts 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links History Main article: History of Seychekles While Arab traders were probably the first to visit the uninhabited Seychleles , thefirst recorded sighting of them took place in 1505, by the Portuguese. As a transit point for trading between Africa and Asia, they were occasionally used by pirates until the French began to take control of the islands starting in 1756, naming them after Jean Moreau de Sechelles, the then French finance minister.The British contested control over the islands with the Frenchbetween 1794 and 1811, with the British eventuallygaining the upper hand and being ceded the islands in 1814. The Seychellew became a crown colony separate from Mauritius in 1903 ...
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