Lealui

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Lealui is the dry-season capital and royal residence of the Litunga, the king of Barotseland, located on the Zambezi floodplain in western Zambia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf royal residence
seasonal capital
settlement
administrativeContext within Western Province of Zambia
associatedWith Barotseland NERFINISHED
country Zambia
culturalSignificance center of Lozi traditional authority
ethnicGroup Lozi people NERFINISHED
floodPattern area subject to annual Zambezi flooding
function royal court of the Litunga NERFINISHED
governance seat of Barotse Royal Establishment in dry season
hasLanguage Lozi NERFINISHED
hasMonarch Litunga NERFINISHED
hasTitleHolder Litunga NERFINISHED
historicalRole traditional capital of the Lozi kingdom
knownFor Kuomboka ceremony NERFINISHED
locatedIn Western Province, Zambia NERFINISHED
western Zambia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Zambezi River NERFINISHED
locatedOn Zambezi floodplain NERFINISHED
partOf Barotse Floodplain settlements
politicalStatus traditional capital
regionType floodplain settlement
roleInKuomboka departure point of the Litunga
royalFunction residence of the Litunga during dry season
seasonalCounterpart Limulunga NERFINISHED
seasonalRole dry-season capital of Barotseland
servesAsResidenceOf Litunga of Barotseland NERFINISHED
traditionalRegion Barotseland NERFINISHED
transport accessible mainly in dry season

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