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...ntury. It is located north of [[Kalomo]] town in the [[Southern Province]] of [[Zambia]]. ==Geography==

|settlement_type=[[Districts of Zambia|District]] |subdivision_type1=[[Provinces of Zambia|Province]]

{{Infobox country geography |region = [[Southern Africa]]

[[Zambia]] is divided into 10 [[province]]s. {{Regions of Zambia Labelled Map}}

...hich the park lies is the [[Ecoregions of Zambia#Southern Miombo woodlands|southern miombo woodlands]] characterised by the [[miombo]] trees insterspersed with grassland. At lower elevations, such as at the bottom of the Luangwa valley, miombo give way to [[mopane]] trees.

...]. It covers about 500 km² and is very accessible, being about 100 km west of [[Lusaka]] (120 km by road). ...ds]] ecoregion. The Kafue River's main channel is about 10 km south of the southern park boundary.

;In geography *[[Zambezi, Zambia]], a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia

...abundant [[Nile crocodile|crocodile]]s and [[hippopotamus]]es. It is one of the best-known national parks in [[Africa]] for [[walking safari]]s. Found ...s only from that side, it is usually thought of as being wholly in Eastern Province.

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...Nyika Plateau]], which is one of the highest parts of the country and most of which lies in neighbouring Malawi. As a consequence of the colonial era when both countries were administered by Britain, a cross-

...nal Park''' lies south west of [[Lusaka]] in [[Zambia]], on the south side of the [[Kafue River]]. ...mbia#Zambezian flooded grasslands|Zambezian flooded grasslands]] over most of the park. Habitats in the latter ecoregion include Chunga Lagoon and the Ka

| location = [[Central Province, Zambia]] ...site. In fashion with the current trend in Southern Africa, there is talk of linking the two parks to form a massive trans-frontier park.

'''Chilanga''' is located 20 km south of [[Zambia]]'s capital city, [[Lusaka]]. ...p.com], Munda Wanga Trust [http://www.mundawanga.com/], Zambian Department of Fisheries, KnowledgeBeat [http://www.knowledgebeat.org], and Sandy's Creati

| location = Eastern Province, [[Zambia]] ...tuated north-east of the famous [[South Luangwa National Park]], and south of the [[North Luangwa National Park]]. Like its neighbours, it is located in

...the second largest park in Africa and is home to over 55 different species of animals. ...reat West Road]] from [[Lusaka]] to [[Mongu]] which crosses the park north of its centre. Seasonal dirt roads also link from [[Kalomo]] and [[Namwala]] i

...w Yorker'', 5 April 2010</ref> the northernmost of the three in the valley of the [[Luangwa River]]. Founded as a [[game reserve]] in 1938, it became a ...]] to the west. The [[Mwaleshi River]] flows east-west through the centre of the park, the area to its south being a strict wilderness zone.

|settlement_type = [[Provinces of Zambia|Province]] |map_caption = Map of Zambia showing the Western Province

...he independence and identity of the nation, and has been given to a number of events, localities, buildings and organisations, including: *the '''Mulungushi Rock of Authority'''

...e, Zambia|Northern Province]]. It covers about 2000 km² and has some 80 km of lake shore including four bays (Kasaba, Kala, Nkamba and Sumbu), and Nundo ...exclusive lodge within the Nsumbu National Park), and Ndole Bay just north of the park. Kasaba Bay Lodge closed down in 2006.

| location = Southern Province, [[Zambia]] | area = 23.4 km² <ref name=wice>''National Parks and Nature Reserves of Zambia'', [http://www.nationalparks-worldwide.info/zambia.htm World Institu

...practiced throughout northern Zambia. It involves coppicing or pollarding of standing trees in a primary or secondary growth ...and eventual burning of the cut biomass in order to create a thicker layer of ash than would be possible with in situ burning. Crops such as maize, finge

| image_caption = Luangwa River, southern end near Ndevu | region = [[Eastern Province, Zambia|Eastern Province]]

The '''biomes''' and '''ecoregions''' in the '''ecology''' of Zambia are described, listed and mapped here, following the [[World Wildlif Zambia is in the '''Afrotropic''' [[biogeographic realm]] (or ecozone) of the scheme. Three terrestrial biomes are well represented in the country (w

...we. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the [[Kariba Dam]] at its northeastern end, flooding the [[Kariba Gorge]] o The Zimbabwean town of [[Kariba, Zimbabwe|Kariba]] was built for construction workers on the lake'

...[prehistory]], including photographs, musical instruments, and possessions of [[David Livingstone]], the explorer and missionary. ...book|last=Macmillan|first=Hugh|title=An African trading empire: the story of Susman Brothers & Wulfsohn, 1901–2005|url=http://books.google.com/books?i

...ogle.com Google Earth] accessed 1 September 2014.</ref> flooded to a depth of less than a meter in the rainy season (deeper in some lagoons and permanent ==Geography==

...opics" in William M. Adams, ''et al.'' (editors), ''The Physical geography of Africa'' (Oxford: University Press, 1996), p. 152</ref> ==Characteristics of dambos==

| caption = The muddy colour of the shallow lake, centre, contrasts with the very deep and dark blue Lake T | location = [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]]

|settlement_type = [[Provinces of Zambia|Province]] |image_map = Zambia Northern Province Districts.jpg

[[Image:Lukanga Swamp 564 x 594.jpg|thumb|right|300px|NASA image of Lukanga Swamp. Dark spots in the swamp are lagoons, elsewhere the swamp is ...iver from the north-east, plus another 500&nbsp;km² either side of the [[Kafue River]] to the west and north-west, making 2600&nbsp;km<sup>2</

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zambia: ...through the country. After independence the country moved towards a system of one party rule with Kenneth Kaunda as president. Kaunda dominated Zambian p

|caption = Southern end of the lake from space, June 1993 (false color) |basin_countries = [[Zambia]]<br>Democratic Republic of the Congo

...f>[http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6926 "Seasonal Flooding in Southern Africa".] ''NASA/Visible Earth'', Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid ...]. It is a designated [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar site]], regarded as being of high conservation value.<ref>[http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/1ZM007_20

...4|Coat of Arms of Zambia.svg|110|The [[Flag of Zambia]]|The [[Coat of arms of Zambia]]}} [[Image:LocationZambia.svg|thumb|The location of [[Zambia]]]]

|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Zambia|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]]

| location = [[Luapula Province]] and [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] ...n: The Role of the Convention on Wetlands in the Conservation and Wise Use of Biodiversity". Ramsar Convention Bureau, Gland, Switzerland</ref>

|settlement_type = [[Provinces of Zambia|Province]] |map_caption = Map of the Central Province and its districts

|conventional_long_name = '''Kingdom of Barotseland''' |image_flag = Flag of Barotseland.jpg

|birth_place=Kwekwe, Southern Rhodesia ...hiri''' (22 May 1937 – 16 January 2012)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Bank of Zambia Governor David Phiri has died

| designation1_free2value = [[List of World Heritage Sites in Africa|Africa]] ..., is a waterfall in southern Africa on the [[Zambezi River]] at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

|conventional_long_name = Republic of Zambia |image_flag = Flag of Zambia.jpg

...wn of [[Kapiri Mposhi]] in [[Zambia]]'s [[Central Province, Zambia|Central Province]]. The [[Single track (rail)|single-track]] railway is {{convert|1,860|km| ...ism|socialism]] among the leaders of Tanzania and Zambia and the symbolism of China's support for [[African independence movements|newly independent Afri

...rn [[Angola]], along the eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of [[Botswana]], then along the border between [[Zambia]] and Zimbabwe to [[Mo There are two main sources of hydroelectric power on the river, the [[Kariba Dam]], which provides power

|region = Southern Africa |status_text = [[Protectorate]] of the United Kingdom