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Touring John in Zambia

John in the region of Northern is located in Zambia - some 496 mi or ( 799 km ) North-East of Lusaka , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of John

Time in John is now 09:26 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lusaka " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tabora, Sumbawanga, Mbeya, Kigoma, and Zombe. Being here already, consider visiting Tabora . 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 John ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Fishing with Ms. Mukupa´s music

14:48 min by anders1949
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Shows fishing in Lake Tanganyika with shore seine (mukwau) near Mpulungu. Music by Ms. Mukupa with her kind permission. You can hear more on her album "HUMAN". ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Mpulungu

Mpulungu is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, at the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika. From Mpulungu, boats reach DR Congo, Tanzania and Burundi. The MV Liemba ferry sails from Mpulungu to Kasanga and Kigoma in western Tanzania, with connections from there to Bujumbura. Mpulungu is also a fishing port and lies at the end of the old Great North Road.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.77 31.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zambia, Populated places on Lake Tanganyika

Mbala, Zambia

Mbala is Zambia’s most northerly large town and seat of Mbala District, occupying a strategic location close to the border with Tanzania and controlling the southern approaches to Lake Tanganyika, 40 km by road to the north-east, where the port of Mpulungu is located. It had a population of about 20,000 in 2006. Under the name Abercorn, Mbala was a key outpost in British colonial control of this part of south-central Africa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.83 31.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zambia