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Pride Of Africa (train)
The ''Pride of Africa'' is a Luxury trains, luxury train operated by Rovos Rail. It is billed as the "World's Most Luxurious Train". The train travels through South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Tanzania. Rovos Rail was established in 1989. Locations The following is a list of the locations on the traditional route followed by the Pride of Africa. However, as of 2010, there are variations to this route, such as a branch through Botswana. South Africa *Cape Town *Matjiesfontein *Kimberley, Northern Cape, Kimberley *Pretoria *Hoedspruit *Beit Bridge Zimbabwe *Victoria Falls Zambia *Livingstone, Zambia, Livingstone *Lusaka *Kanona *Kundalila Falls *Mpika *Kasama, Zambia, Kasama *Nkonde Tanzania *Tunduma *Makambako *Mlimba *Kiduna *Mzenga *Dar es Salaam References External links Rovos Rail Official Website {{Webarchive, url=ht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Falls Bridge (8522134085)
The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls, Zambia, Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river forms the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border posts on the approaches to both ends, at the towns of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and Livingstone, Zambia, Livingstone, Zambia. History The bridge was the brainchild of Cecil Rhodes, part of his grand and unfulfilled Cape to Cairo railway scheme, even though he never visited the falls and died before construction of the bridge began. Rhodes is recorded as instructing the engineers to "build the bridge across the Zambezi where the trains, as they pass, will catch the spray of the Falls". It was designed by George Andrew Hobson of consultants Sir Douglas Fox and Partners, assisted by the stress calculations of Ralph Freeman (father), Ralph Freeman, who was later the principal designer of the Sydney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lusaka
Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was about 3.3 million, while the urban population is estimated at 2.5 million in 2018. Lusaka is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country's four main highways heading Great North Road, Zambia, north, Livingstone Road, south, Great East Road, east, and Great West Road, Zambia, west. English is the official language of the city administration, while Bemba language, Bemba, Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe), Tonga and Nyanja are the commonly-spoken street languages. The earliest evidence of settlement in the area dates to the 6th century AD, with the first known settlement in the 11th century. It was then home to the Lenje people, Lenje and Soli language, Soli peoples from the 17th or 18th century. The found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Named Passenger Trains
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The Three Degrees album), 1975 *''International'', 2018 album by L'Algérino Songs * The Internationale, the left-wing anthem * "International" (Chase & Status song), 2014 * "International", by Adventures in Stereo from ''Monomania'', 2000 * "International", by Brass Construction from ''Renegades'', 1984 * "International", by Thomas Leer from ''The Scale of Ten'', 1985 * "International", by Kevin Michael from ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * "International", by McGuinness Flint from ''McGuinness Flint'', 1970 * "International", by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from '' Dazzle Ships'', 1983 * "International (Serious)", by Estelle from '' All of Me'', 2012 Politics * Internationalism (politics) * Political international, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dar Es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (, ; from ) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the List of cities in Africa by population, fifth-largest in Africa. Located on the Swahili coast, Dar es Salaam is an important economic center and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Experts predict that the city's population will grow to over 10 million before 2030. The city was founded in the mid-19th century. It was the main administrative and commercial center of German East Africa, Tanganyika (territory), Tanganyika, and Tanzania. The decision was made in 1974 to move the capital to Dodoma which was officially completed in 1996. Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's most prominent city for arts, fashion, media, film, television, and finance. It is the capital of the co-extensive Dar es Salaam Region, one of Tanzania's Regions of Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mzenga
Mzenga is a small town in eastern Tanzania. Transport It is served by a station on the TAZARA Railway. See also * Railway stations in Tanzania Railway stations in Tanzania include: *Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway Maps UN Map- Tanga and Kidatu lines not shown. Railways in southern AfricaUNHCR Map* Look for the MSN Map at the bottom of pages of many towns, or look for the Map Button ... References {{PwaniTZ-geo-stub Populated places in Pwani Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mlimba
Mlimba is a town in central Tanzania on the plains. Location Mlimba is in Kilombero District, in Morogoro Region, in south-central Tanzania, approximately , by road, south-west of Kilombero, where the district headquarters are located. This is approximately , by road, south-west of the city of Morogoro, the regional capital. The geographical coordinates of the town are:08°46'43.0"S, 35°48'40.0"E (Latitude:-8.778611; Longitude:35.811111). Mlimba sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level. Overview Mlimba is the largest urban centre in Mlimba Ward one of the 35 wards in Kilombero District. Mlimba is also the headquarters of Mlimba Division, one of the five administrative divisions in the district. There are two health facilities in town, both owned and operated by the Tanzanian government; Mlimba Hospital and a stand-alone Mlimba Maternity Centre. Also nearby is the Mlimba Institute of Allied Health Sciences, a teaching facility. Approximately , north of Mlimba, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makambako
Makambako is a medium-sized town and district in the Njombe Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands, located roughly 40 miles north of Njombe city by road. It is located at junction of the A104 and B4 roads between Njombe, Iringa, and Mbeya. Its population according to the 2002 Tanzanian census was 51,049. Etymology The name of the town come from "Makhambako" (singular Likhambako), a Bena word for bulls. This was the name of the forest which had large tree called Likhambako. Bena residing in this area performed religious rituals at that tree leading to the whole forest being referred to as Makhambako. There are few trees found in Miti ya Makhambako Street in Ubena Ward, which are protected for history of the name of the town. History Makambako was visited by Paul Theroux who in his book '' Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town'' described it not as a town but "a collection of hovels on stretch of paved road where idle people sat or stood." The town of Makambako ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunduma
Tunduma is a city in Songwe Region, Tanzania, on the border between Tanzania and Zambia. It has border posts for both the Tanzam Highway and the TAZARA railway (for which it has a station) linking the two countries. It is located 103 km southwest of Mbeya. It is also the junction for the tarmac road which runs via Sumbawanga through the remote far western districts of Tanzania to Kasulu and Kibondo in the north-west. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 219,309. Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania Tunduma can be the most famous border city within SADCC countries and is informally known as the 'gateway to East Africa' with the neighbouring country of Zambia. Nakonde is immediately across the border in Zambia. [Baidu] |
Nkonde
The Nyakyusa (also called the Sokile, Ngone or Nkone) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group who live in the mountains of southern Mbeya Region of Tanzania and the Northern Region of Malawi. They speak the Nyakyusa language, a member of the Bantu language family. In 1993, the Nyakyusa population was estimated to be 1,050,000, with 750,000 living in Tanzania. The Nyakyusa are colonising people where success and survival depended on individual effort. Historically, they were called the 'Ngone' below the Songwe River in British Nyasaland, and 'Nyakyusa' above the river in German territory. The two groups were identical in language and culture, so much so that the Germans referred to the Nyakyusa region above the Songwe River and people as ' Kone', at least until 1935. History Origins According to oral tradition, the Nyakyusa trace their roots to an Ancient Nubian Queen called Nyanseba. Nyanseba was abducted by a warrior and a herdsmen where it is said the herdsmen turned the rulership of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasama, Zambia
Kasama is a town in the Northern Province, Zambia, Northern Province of Zambia. It serves as the provincial capital and the headquarters of Kasama District. Location It is situated on the central-southern African plateau, approximately , by road, north-east of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia. Kasama is located on the M1 road (Zambia), M1 road (old Great North Road (Zambia), Great North Road) from Mpika in the south to Mbala, Zambia, Mbala and Mpulungu, at the tip of Lake Tanganyika, in the north. Population The city population grew considerably in the 1970s and 1980s after construction of the TAZARA Railway through the city, and the tarring of the old Great North Road, Zambia, Great North Road. Its population, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, was 74,243 in 2000 and had increased to 113,779 in 2010. History The 1898/1899 interregnum on the Mwamba throne, the then second in rank from the Chitimukulu, made it possible for Catholic Joseph Dupont (bishop), Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpika
Mpika is a town in the Muchinga Province, Zambia, Muchinga Province of Zambia, lying at the junction of the M1 road (Zambia), M1 road to Kasama, Zambia, Kasama and Mbala, Zambia, Mbala and the Tanzam Highway (Great North Road, Zambia, Great North Road) to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in the north-east and Lusaka in the south-west. It also has a Mpika railway station, railway station on the TAZARA Railway about away. Mpika is situated between the Muchinga Escarpment to the east and vast miombo plains to the west. The town has an estimated population of 40,000 inhabitants (2008), while the district population is 149,063 inhabitants as of the 2022 Zambian census.2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
