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Sianzembwe Destination Guide

Discover Sianzembwe in Zambia

Sianzembwe in the region of Southern is a town located in Zambia - some 64 mi or ( 103 km ) South-East of Lusaka , the country's capital .

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Local time in Sianzembwe is now 04:42 PM (Thursday) . 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: Mutare, Harare, Gweru, Chirundu, and Chinhoyi. When in this area, you might want to check out Mutare . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sianzembwe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Chirundu, Zambia

Chirundu, Zambia is a town in Zambia at the border with Zimbabwe and is a key point on the Great North Road. It is the site of two of the five major road or rail bridges across the Zambezi river, the Chirundu Bridges. The Chirundu Petrified Forest is an area of fossil trees 21 km west of Chirundu, lying just south of the Chirundu-Lusaka road near the Kariba turn-off. It is a listed National Monument of Zambia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.05 28.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zambia, Zambezi River, Zambia–Zimbabwe border crossings

Chirundu Bridge

The Chirundu Bridge now consists of two road bridges side by side across the Zambezi River between the small town of Chirundu, Zambia and the village of Chirundu, Zimbabwe. At this location around 65 km downstream from the Kariba Dam the river is about 400 m wide. The bridges carry the Harare to Lusaka section of the Great North Road, which extends between South Africa and East Africa, and was once seen as part of a Cape to Cairo Road.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.04 28.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1939, Bridges completed in 2002, Bridges over the Zambezi River, International bridges, Suspension bridges in Zambia, Suspension bridges in Zimbabwe, Zambia–Zimbabwe border crossings

Chirundu, Zimbabwe

Chirundu is a village and border post in Zimbabwe on the border with Zambia, in Mashonaland West province. The name Chirundu means "people following one another in a line or queue" probably referring to the crossing of the Zambezi river by bridge at Chirundu. The village is located on the banks of the Zambezi river, and as a result it lies in the hot Zambezi Valley. It is the site of the Chirundu Bridges, two of only five road or rail bridges across the Zambezi river.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.03 28.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Mashonaland West Province, Populated places in Zimbabwe, Zambezi River, Zambia–Zimbabwe border crossings

Chirundi

Chirundi is a small town in northern Zimbabwe on the Zambezi River which is the border with Zambia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.03 28.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zimbabwe