Category: Zambia

The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa with Hippopotamus amphibius capensis found in Zambia. After elephants and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the next largest land mammal. It is also the largest extant land artiodactyl. Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed…

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  Details Series: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue Subject: Copper Mining Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Orange) 1A (Black) Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: Reprintings: 24 February 1967 Cylinder Numbers Sheet Numbers

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In 1964, Zambia’s adult education facilities existed in only three provinces on the railroad, and over 60 per cent of the population had no facilities. Over the 1.5 million adults, one million had never been to school. In early 1964, a program of night school was organised in centres away…

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Luangwa National Park is park located in north-eastern Zambia. It is divided into two separate parks, one north and one south. Formerly a game reserve, it was established as a national park in 1972. Vegetation in the park consists of growth characteristic of miombo (woodland), savanna, thickets, and floodplain grassland…

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Tonga baskets are baskets woven by the Tonga women of the Southern Province of Zambia, who are renowned for their basket weaving. The baskets have a distinctive design with a square bottom forming the foundation of the basket. It takes approximately two weeks to complete a basket about 35 cm…

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Adansonia is a genus made up of eight species of medium to large deciduous trees known as baobabs. Previously classified within the family Bombacaceae, they are now placed in the Malvaceae. They are native to Madagascar, mainland Africa and Australia. The generic name honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and…

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Details Series: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue Subject: Tobacco Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Blue) 1A (Red) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Black) Sheet: R10 x 6 (60 stamps) Quantity: Reprintings: 24 February 1967 Cylinder Numbers References The Production and Geographical…

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Kasaba Bay is located on southern tip of Lake Tanganyika, in northern Zambia, and part of the Sumbu Game Reserve/Sumbu National Park. Until the late 1960s Kasaba Bay was accessible only by air, or boat from Mpulungu, and catered to wealthy and international visitors. The Mporokoso District authorities had a…

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Kuomboka is a word in the Lozi language; it literally means ‘to get out of water’. In today’s Zambia it is applied to a traditional ceremony that takes place at the end of the rain season, when the upper Zambezi River floods the plains of the Western Province. The festival…

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A smoking pipe is used to inhale the smoke of a burning substance; most common is a tobacco pipe, which can also accommodate almost any other substance. A bowl, when referred to in pipe smoking, is the part of a smoking pipe or bong that is used to hold tobacco,…

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