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Heritage Sites

The country has a total of 4,052 heritage sites of which 84 have been declared National Monuments. These are found across the country and include cultural, scenic, architectural, geological and archaeological sites. Some of these sites are Chirundu Fossil Forest, Luangwa Valley Fossil, Kalambo Falls, Ingombe Ilede, Mumbwa Caves, Zambezi River and the Victoria Falls (National Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC), 2008). Ingombe Ilede is located in the Southern Province of Zambia, on a hill near the confluence of the Zambezi and Lusitu rivers, near Siavonga, close to the Kariba dam. Ingombe Ilede means “the place where the cow lies down” and is so-named because the baobab trees on the site resemble a sleeping cow (Zambia Advisor, 2013).

Entrance to the Ingombe Ilede Reichert, C., 2008

Fossilized wood dating back approximately 150 million years in Chirundu Fossil Forest NHCC, 2008

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