Gwembe
E891812
Gwembe is a small town in southern Zambia situated near the Zambezi Valley, historically associated with Tonga communities and resettlement related to the Kariba Dam.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Batonga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSeaLevel | low-lying area ⓘ |
| ethnographicSignificance | site of long-term anthropological research on Tonga communities ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale livestock rearing ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | displacement of local communities due to Kariba Dam ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalBeliefs | Tonga indigenous religious practices ⓘ |
| historicallyAffectedBy | construction of Kariba Dam ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Kariba Dam resettlement
ⓘ
Tonga communities ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Tonga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Province, Zambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGeographicalRegion | Gwembe Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Zambezi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Zambezi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Kariba Lake region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gwembe District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural area ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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