When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. History of Zambia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Zambia

    Zambia portal. v. t. e. The history of Zambia experienced many stages from colonisation to independence from Britain on 24 October 1964. Northern Rhodesia became a British sphere of influence in the present-day region of Zambia in 1888, and was officially proclaimed a British protectorate in 1924. After many years of suggested mergers, Southern ...

  3. Zambia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia

    Zambia map of Köppen climate classification. Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa, with a tropical climate, and consists mostly of high plateaus with some hills and mountains, dissected by river valleys. At 752,614 km 2 (290,586 sq mi) it is the 39th-largest country in the world, slightly smaller than Chile. The country lies ...

  4. Monuments and Historic Sites of Zambia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monuments_and_Historic...

    Big Tree, Kabwe: a fig tree with a 50 m wide canopy on the east side of Broadway, which served as a meeting place on many occasions during the early years of the township's history. Visible on Google Earth at 14°26'37.8 S 28°26'32.9E. The Big Tree National Monument cape fig tree is a prominent feature in downtown Kabwe, Zambia.

  5. Outline of Zambia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_Zambia

    The location of Zambia. An enlargeable map of the Republic of Zambia. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zambia: Zambia – landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa. [1] Zambia has been inhabited for thousands of years by hunter-gatherers and migrating tribes.

  6. Ingombe Ilede - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingombe_Ilede

    Artists: Edwin Smith and Andrew Dale. Ing'ombe Ilede is an archaeological site located on a hill near the confluence of the Zambezi and Lusitu rivers, near the town of Siavonga, in Zambia. [1] Ing'ombe Ilede, meaning "a sleeping cow", received its name from a local baobab tree that is partially lying on the ground and resembles a sleeping cow ...

  7. Christianity in Zambia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Zambia

    The 2010 census found that 75.3% of Zambians were Protestant and 20.2% were other Christians (mainly Catholic). [1]: 20. Figures in 2020 suggested that 85% of the country had a Christian background, with 34% following Protestantism and 32% following Catholicism.

  8. List of World Heritage Sites in Zambia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage...

    Kalambo falls archaeological site (prehistoric settlement site) Northern Province 8°35′51″S 31°14′23″E  /  8.5974°S 31.2396°E  / -8.5974; 31.2396  (Kalambo falls archaeological site (prehistoric settlement site)) Cultural (i) (ii) 1997. [5] Chirundu Fossil Forest.

  9. National Archives of Zambia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archives_of_Zambia

    Location. Lusaka, Zambia. The National Archives of Zambia preserve the archives of the Republic of Zambia and maintain its legal deposit library. [1] The library holds 70,000 volumes. [2][nb 1] Its headquarters are located in Ridgeway in the city of Lusaka.