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Provinces in Zimbabwe: Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo (Victoria), Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands.

Tourism : Bulawayo [ second city ], Great Zimbabwe Ruins [ African city-state that thrived in the Middle Ages ], Harare [capital  -  colonial name Salisbury ], Khami Ruins, Lake Kariba, Mana Pools National Park, Matobo National Park and Victoria Falls.

This beautiful country is host to a range of wildlife which make for spectacular game viewing. Giraffe, zebra, elephants and rhinos are just some of the animals you have every chance of seeing in Hwange National Park

Capital City of Zimbabwe : Harare.


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  Travel Zimbabwe

Hotels in Zimbabwe

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

  
Create your perfect trip to Zimbabwe   -   Flight, Hotel and Car

  Acacia Adventure Holidays   -   one of the world's leading independent African experts
  African Pride   -   specialist tour operator for holidays to southern Africa
  Wild Africa Safaris   -   specialists to Southern Africa
Safaris, Golfing Holidays, Honeymoons & Weddings.

 
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  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights  
Flight tickets to Zimbabwe / Price comparison

  National Railways of Zimbabwe
  Shongololo Express   -   railway adventure across South Africa
The Shongololo Express safari trains are very unique in that they only travel at night, thereby arriving each morning in a new and exciting destination and they also carry their own fleet of mini coaches for sightseeing tours during the day. No more packing and unpacking for with Shongololo your hotel travels with you.

  Getaway Africa   -   route planner Africa

  Maps International   -    
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
  Online map Zimbabwe [ Uni Texas   -   Perry-Castañeda Library   -   Map Collection ]


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Zimbabwe borders Botswana,  Mozambique, South-Africa and Zambia.

  Zimbabwe Tourist Authority

  Zimbabwe Governement

  Harare   -   Capital City Zimbabwe
The name of the city was changed to Harare on April 18th, 1982, the second anniversary of Zimbabwean independence, taking its name from the Shona chieftain Neharawa. Suburbs of the city have, however, retained their European names, such as Borrowdale, Mount Pleasant, Tynwald, Rotten Row and Rietfontein.
Harare is famous for its beautiful jacaranda-lined streets, especially in the low density "Avenues" suburbs to the immediate north of the city centre

  Manicaland
  Mashonaland Central
  Mashonaland East
  Mashonaland West
  Masvingo (Victoria)
  Matabeleland North
  Matabeleland South
  Midlands

  Beitbridge [ border South Africa ]
  Binga
  Bulawayo Stadt
  Bulawayo / Matopas
  Chinhoyi
  Chitungwiza
  Gweru
  Hwange
  Kadoma
  Kariba [ Karibasee, Sambes river, border Zambia ]
  Masvingo
  Mutarutare / Nyanga [ border Mozambique ]

  Eastern Highlands
  Karibasee
  Matopo Mountains 
  Victoria Falls / Hwange

  Great Zimbabwe/ Gonareazhou
  Kariba / Zambezi Valley
  Khami Ruins
  Limpopo
  Lowveld

  Harare/Highveld
  Midlands
  Kariba / Zambezi Valley
  Bulawayo / Matopas
  Victoria Falls/ Hwange
  Great Zimbabwe/ Gonareazhou
  Lowveld
  Mutare / Nyanga
  Eastern Highlands

  UCAZ   -   Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe
A.o. the cities of Bindura, Bulawayo City, Chegutu, Chinhoyi, Chitungwiza, Gwanda, Epworth, Gweru City, Harare City, Hwange, Kadoma City, Kariba, Karoi Town, Kwekwe City, Marondera, Masvingo, Mutare City, Norton Town, Redcliff, Rusape Town, Ruwa, Shurugwi Town, Victoria Falls en Zvishavane Town
  University Zimbabwe [ Harare ]
  Paper   -   Zimbabwe Herald   -   controlled by the government
  Zimbabwe Independent   -   online newspaper

Cuisine  -  Zimbabwe Foods / Recipes

  Zimbabwean Cuisine

  Recipes from Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has an interesting history. Its name means "house of stone," referring to the ancient city of Zimbabwe from which the Shona people ruled and conducted a gold trade between the 8th and the 15th centuries. Its more recent history echoes that of most of Africa dealing with a colonial past. The presence of Europeans and their descendants have influenced the cuisine of the country, but the majority of the people eat the food familiar in much of sub-Saharan Africa: corn, cassava, millet, pumpkin, peanuts and yams.

The Bulawayo Cookery Book
Zimbabwe's Original 1909 Cookery Book
Paperback: 160 pages; Publisher: Jeppestown Press (23 Sep 2006); ISBN-10: 0955393620; ISBN-13: 978-0955393624.

History of Zimbabwe

Independence: 18 April 1980 (from UK)

Iron Age Bantu-speaking peoples began migrating into the area about 2,000 years ago, including the ancestors of the Shona, who account for roughly four fifths of the country's population today. Ruins at Great Zimbabwe, a Shona-speaking state, attest the existence of a medieval Bantu civilization in the region. Linked to the establishment of trade ties with Muslim merchants on the Indian Ocean coast around the early 10th century, Great Zimbabwe began to develop in the 11th century. The state traded gold, ivory, and copper for cloth and glass. It ceased to be the leading Shona state in the mid-15th century.

  History of Zimbabwe   -   Wikipedia
Ancient civilizations, Arrival of the Portuguese, Ndebele invasion, British Conquest, Self-government, Unilateral independence, Guerrilla warfare, Majority rule, Constitution and parliamentary system, After independence

Rhodes and Rhodesia: The White Conquest of Zimbabwe, 1884-1902 
Arthur Keppel-Jones
Hardcover 674 pages (June 11, 1996);  Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0773505342
  Great Zimbabwe Ruins [African city-state that thrived in the Middle Ages]
  Cecil Rhodes

  Zimbabwe Government   -   national archives

Music, Arts & Culture, Events in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwes cultural identity: still influenced by Great-Britain [ language, education, traditions ].

Largest ethnic group in Zimbabwe: Shona.

  Music of Zimbabwe
The mbira, often called a thumb piano, is an integral part of Zimbabwean music. It is played while in a halved calabash which amplifies the sound and distorts it using shells or bottle caps placed around the edges.

  Art of Zimbabwe

  Culture Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Culture: Origins, Growth, and Decline of Precolonial States in Southern Zambezia 
Joseph O. Vogel (Foreword), Innocent Pikirayi
Tracing the rise and fall of indigenous states of southern Zambezia, "The Zimbabwe Culture" analyzes the long contentious history of the remains of the remarkable cyclopean masonry, ranging from mighty capitals of traditional kings to humble farmsteads. Forming a cornerstone of the geographical lore of Africa in the 17th and 18th centuries, debate on the origins, development and collapse of the Zimbabwe culture has never ceased and, with increasing archaeological research over the 20th century, has become more complex. Innocent Pikirayi examines the growth and decline of pre-colonial states on the entire Zimbabwean Plateau and southern Zambezia.
Hardcover 290 pages (March 30, 2001);  Publisher: AltaMira;  Language: English;  ISBN: 075910090X


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