Chicualacuala is a town located in the
province
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of
Gaza
Gaza may refer to:
Places Palestine
* Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
** Gaza City, a city in the Gaza Strip
** Gaza Governorate, a governorate in the Gaza Strip
Mandatory Palestine
* Gaza Sub ...
in
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
. The town is better known by this unofficial name (and the name of the district to which the town belongs) than by its official toponym Vila Eduardo Mondlane.
History
The colonial name of the town was ''Malvérnia''.
Chicualacuala had a turbulent history with attacks from
Rhodesia
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on numerous occasions because it is the site of a key tropo-spheric communication. The town is located at an important crossing point near the border.
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Geography
Nearby towns and villages include Nyala (8.5 km), Samo (14.2 km), Cherilele (6.3 km), Benibueni (6.7 km) and
Sambula (21.4 km).
Transport
The railway systems of
Zimbabwe
file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map
Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...
and
Mozambique
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meet at this town and the railway station is part of the
Limpopo railway
Limpopo Railway, also called Gweru-Maputo railway, is a railway that connects the city of Maputo, Mozambique, to the city from Somabhula, in Zimbabwe. It is 900 km long, in a 1067 mm gauge. . The station is paired with the Zimbabwe station of
Sango.
See also
*
Railway stations in Mozambique
Railway stations in Mozambique include:
Towns served by railways
(The lines do not all connect, or connect indirectly)
Northern system
(northernmost) (CDN) (from west to east)
* Nayuchi - Transport in Malawi, Malawi - border town.
* Malema ...
*
Railway stations in Zimbabwe
Railway station in Beitbridge include:
Maps
UN mapUNHCR map Town served Existing
Bulawayo-Gaborone main line:
* Bulawayo
* Plumtree
Beira–Bulawayo railway (Machipanda railway)
* Bulawayo
* Somabhula
* Gweru
* Kadoma
* Harare
* Maronder ...
References
Chicuacuala District
Mozambique–Zimbabwe border crossings
Populated places in Gaza Province
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