Africa Factbook

A palindrome is a name that can be spelled either from left to right or right to left identically. In other words, palindromes are words, which read the same backward. Mom and Dad are two simple palindromes. In Africa, Nigeria has the most places on the African continent with seven cities whose names are palindromes. Madagascar holds the record for the longest city with a palindromic name, Anahanahana, Madagascar. There are 20 palindrome city names on the continent of Africa located in 13 African countries of Angola, Burkina Faso, Chad, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. City names on the continent of Africa that reads the same backward as forward. Angola City of Iai Burkina Faso City of Ibi Chad City of Madaradam Madagascar City of Anahanahana Mali City of Lellel Morocco City of Akka Niger City of Tassessat Nigeria Cities of: Aba Abiriba Apapa El