Salisbury

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Salisbury is the former colonial-era name of Zimbabwe’s capital city, now known as Harare.

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Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era city name
former name of a city
capitalOf Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
climate subtropical highland climate
colonialPower United Kingdom
continent Africa
coordinateSystem Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
country Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
dateRenamed 18 April 1982
economicRole center for mining and agriculture administration
center for tobacco trade
elevation about 1483 metres
about 4865 feet
foundedBy British South Africa Company
Pioneer Column
foundingDate 1890
hasFeature served as administrative and commercial center of Rhodesia
historicalEra British colonial period in Zimbabwe
languageOfOfficialName English
locatedIn Mashonaland
Mashonaland Province
northeastern Zimbabwe
modernName Harare
namedAfter Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
partOf British Empire in Africa
reasonForRenaming post-independence Africanization of place names
region Southern Africa
replacedBy Harare
replaces Salisbury
role capital city of Rhodesia
capital city of Southern Rhodesia
capital city of Zimbabwe
significantEvent became capital of Southern Rhodesia in 1890s
retained as capital after Zimbabwean independence in 1980
statusChange renamed Harare in 1982
timeZone Central Africa Time
transportRole major railway hub in central Zimbabwe
urbanType planned colonial city
usedAsNameUntil 1982
UTCOffset +2

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Harare
formerName
Harare
replaces

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