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...=10.1006/jfbi.1994.1121}}</ref> but ''H. vittatus'' is the only freshwater fish proven to prey on birds in flight.<ref>[http://www.universityherald.com/art ...ldest lineage appears to be that of ''Hydrocynus goliath'', while lineages of ''H. brevis'' and ''H. forskahlii'' diverged in the Late Miocene and [[Plio

...'''[[Zambezi]]''' (sometimes spelt Zambesi) is the fourth largest river in Africa, and the largest to flow into the Indian Ocean. Zambezi or Zambesi may also *[[Zambezi, Zambia]], a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia

...he same as) the [[Nile perch]] in [[Lake Victoria]]. All of these pelagic fish have suffered from [[overfishing]] in the last two decades. ...g.uuuq.com/farming.htm |archivedate=2011-01-26 |df= }} ,Something Fishy... Fish Farming in Zimbabwe.</ref>

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

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...suddenly broadens as it merges with that of the Zambezi, at the beginning of the [[Barotse Floodplain]], which is 25&nbsp;km wide at that point. The length of the river is about 645&nbsp;km but so extreme and tight is its meandering t

...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'

...Flats|Kafue Flats]]. The town of [[Itezhi-Tezhi]] rests to the north side of the dam. ...|m}} and forms a reservoir of {{convert|390|km2}}, which flooded a section of the [[Kafue National Park]].

| Image = Flag of Zambia.svg ...een field with an orange coloured eagle in flight over a rectangular block of three vertical stripes coloured from left to right in red, black and orange

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

...rk]] in 1957, who found faunal remains and quartz tools in the western end of the site. ...of Gwisho hot-springs was excavated in 1963-1964. It provided an abundance of economic

...in the dry season. It is one of the biggest unaltered rivers in Southern Africa and the 20,000 square miles (around 50,000 square kilometers) that make up ...d valley. About 150&nbsp;km from its source it has dropped to an elevation of about 690&nbsp;m and becomes a meandering river with a flood-plain several

...hrough the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in support of the fight against HIV/AIDS. ...United States has provided considerable emergency food aid during periods of drought and flooding through the World Food Program (WFP) and is a major co

...s and [[hippopotamus]]es. It is one of the best-known national parks in [[Africa]] for [[walking safari]]s. Founded as a [[game reserve]] in 1938, it becam ...], and as access to the park is only from that side, it is usually thought of as being wholly in Eastern Province.

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

...me|second largest freshwater lake]] in the world by volume, and the [[List of lakes by depth|second deepest]], in both cases, after only [[Lake Baikal]] ...and [[Zambia]], with Tanzania (46%) and DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake. The water flows into the [[Congo River]] system and ultimately in

[[File:Luapula River.jpg|thumb|The Luapula River, a branch of the Congo River, flows north into Lake Mweru]] ...tent of the Luapula Swamps is shown by the solid blue line, and the extent of the floodplain is shown as a dotted line. The towns are, in Zambia: 1 Chien

|settlement_type = [[Provinces of Zambia|Province]] |map_caption = Map of the Northern Province showing its districts.

[[Image:ZM-Mpika.png|right|225px|Location of Mpika in Zambia]] ...and vast Miombo plains to the west. The town has an estimated population of 40,000 inhabitants (2008), while the district population is estimated 150,0

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| caption = The muddy colour of the shallow lake, centre, contrasts with the very deep and dark blue Lake T ...to dry out almost completely.<ref name="NRJ">W. V. Brelsford: “The Problem of Mweru-Wantipa”, ''The Northern Rhodesia Journal'', Vol 2, No 5 (1954)</re

...of chieftainship in a large and culturally homogeneous region of central [[Africa]]. ...Clan). They were the people who finally put a halt to the northward march of the [[Nguni people|Nguni]] and [[Sotho people|Sotho]]-[[Tswana people|Tswan

| 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.

[[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</

...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 ...m wide and their total area is around 6,500&nbsp;sq&nbsp;km. The elevation of the Kafue river falls 40&nbsp;m along the flats from 1030&nbsp;m at Itezhi-

..._location = Zambian border with the Democratic Republic of Congo northwest of Kipushi | map_caption = Kafue River (red) and part of the Zambezi River (blue)

...view, and outline of the main wildlife areas or regions, and compact lists of animals focussing on prevalence and distribution in the country rather than {{Main|Ecoregions of Zambia}}

| issuing_authority = [[Bank of Zambia]] The '''kwacha''' (ISO 4217 code: ZMW) is the currency of [[Zambia]]. It is subdivided into 100 ''ngwee''.

...Waller]] (ed.) (1874) ''The Last Journals of David Livingstone in Central Africa from 1865 to his Death''. Two volumes, John Murray.</ref>) who called it va ...present-day [[Zambia]], though its history in colonial times is an example of how Europeans divided traditional kingdoms and tribes without regard to the

...Waller]] (ed.) (1874) ''The Last Journals of David Livingstone in Central Africa from 1865 to his Death''. Two volumes, John Murray.</ref>) who called it va ...present-day [[Zambia]], though its history in colonial times is an example of how Europeans divided traditional kingdoms and tribes without regard to the

...rn [[Angola]], along the eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of [[Botswana]], then along the border between [[Zambia]] and Zimbabwe to [[Mo ...hora Bassa Dam in Mozambique, which provides power to Mozambique and South Africa. There is also a smaller power station at Victoria Falls.

...cle deals with the disputed area on the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and [[Zambia]], in [[Luapula Province]]. ...supply the reported increase in demand for fish in the emerging mine town of Elizabethville (now [[Lubumbashi]]). Later, the Belgians wanted to claim th

...name about {{convert|2|mi|km}} to the southeast. Kalene Hill was the site of an early medical mission. The hospital is still important to the region. The Kalene hill is a low ridge of [[Karoo System|Karoo]] sandstone.{{sfn|Gupta|2008|p=311}}

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...]])". Tumbuka belongs to the same language group ([[Guthrie classification of Bantu languages#Zone N|Guthrie Zone N]]) as [[Chewa language|Chewa]] and [[ ...lly in the [[Rumphi]], [[Mzuzu]], and [[Mzimba]] districts.<ref>University of Malawi (2006) Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi.</ref>

...or=Jerry Muchimba|date=9 November 2012}}</ref><ref>Chibulu, Musonda "Stars of yester-year – Solly Pandor: True Zambian Legend" ''Zambia Daily Mail,'' 1 ...ation of African Football|CAF]] as one of the best 200 African footballers of the past 50 years in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Sport24.gr|title=Οι

...sembly]] hall in Lusaka during the Ceremonial Opening of the First Session of the Thirteenth Assembly. ...ema delivering a speech ceremonial during the Opening of the First Session of the Thirteenth Assembly ]]

...a '(language) of the lake' (referring to [[Lake Malawi]]), is used instead of Chichewa. Chewa belongs to the same language group ([[Guthrie classification of Bantu languages#Zone N|Guthrie Zone N]]) as [[Tumbuka language|Tumbuka]] an

...d in Zambia'''. The avifauna of [[Zambia]] include a total of 779 species, of which one is endemic, one has been introduced by humans and four are rare o ...of Birds of the World'', 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each