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Touring Samukinda in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Samukinda in the region of Katanga is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo - some 822 mi or ( 1322 km ) South-East of Kinshasa , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Samukinda

Time in Samukinda is now 06:22 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lubumbashi " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Solwezi, Ndola, Mansa, Kabwe, and Zilo. Being here already, consider visiting Solwezi . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Samukinda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kolwezi Airport Landing

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Landing at Kolwezi Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Kolwezi

Kolwezi is a city in Katanga Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi. It is home to an airport and a railway to Lubumbashi. The population is approximately 453,000.

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Located at -10.72 25.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Kolwezi, Mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Populated places in Katanga Province, Uranium mines

Lualaba Province (proposed)

Lualaba is a proposed province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was to be established when the country's new constitution was implemented, originally slated for February 2009. The new province was to be formed by combining Lualaba District, Kolwezi District and the city of Kolwezi. Kolwezi was to be the capital of the province. As of October 2010, this had not taken place.

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Located at -10.72 25.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Katanga Province, Proposed provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kolwezi tailings project

The Kolwezi tailings project is a major project in the Kolwezi mining area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to recover copper from the tailings, or processed ore, from mining in the region since the 1950s. The project was developed by the Canadian mining companies Adastra Minerals and then First Quantum Minerals between 2004 and 2009, when the DRC government revoked First Quantum's license.

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Located at -10.71 25.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kolwezi Airport

Kolwezi Airport is an airport serving Kolwezi, the capital city of the Lualaba District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is located about 6 km south of Kolwezi.

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Located at -10.77 25.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kolwezi

Lake Nzilo

Lake Nzilo (formerly Lake Delcommune, also Lac del Commune) is an artificial lake formed by a hydroelectric dam on the Lualaba River in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is about 10 miles northeast of the major copper mining area of Kolwezi. The lake was originally named after the Belgian soldier and explorer Alexandre Delcommune. The hydroelectric dam was built to provide power for mining operations. The lake also provides a source of water for these operations.

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Located at -10.56 25.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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