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Sokola Destination Guide

Discover Sokola in Zambia

Sokola in the region of Northern is a town located in Zambia - some 38 mi or ( 61 km ) South-West of Lusaka , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sokola

Local time in Sokola is now 12:43 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lusaka " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Harare, Gweru, Shingoma, Shikutende, and Ndola. When in this area, you might want to check out Harare . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sokola ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mwembeshi Shear Zone

The Mwembeshi Shear Zone is a ductile shear zone about 550 million years old that extends across Zambia. It separates the Lufilian Belt in the north from the Zambezi Belt in the south. It is associated with a sinistral strike slip movement. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}}{{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} The Mwembeshi Shear Zone lies between the Congo craton and the Kalahari craton, to the west (in today's orientation) of the Mozambique Belt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -15.67 27.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geology of Africa, Seismic faults

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