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Silembe Destination Guide

Touring Silembe in Zambia

Silembe in the region of Western is located in Zambia - some 367 mi or ( 590 km ) West of Lusaka , the country's capital city .

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Time in Silembe is now 03:10 AM (Wednesday) . 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: Katima Mulilo, Tapo, Solwezi, Nyamutelo, and Noyoo. Being here already, consider visiting Katima Mulilo . Check out our recommendations for Silembe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Barotse Floodplain

1 The Zambezi flowing north to south through the middle of the floodplain; 2 confluence of (left to right) the Lungwebungu, Southern Kashiji, Zambezi and Kabompo Rivers, marking the start of the floodplain; 3 end of the floodplain south of Senanga; 4 Ngonye Falls on the Zambezi; 5 Mongu, capital of Barotseland; 6 Lealui, seat of the Litunga on the floodplain; 7 Limulunga, seat of the Litunga during the flood; 8 swamps and floodplain of the Lungwebungu; 9 the Kabompo drains an area of Cryptosepalum dry forest; 10Luena Flats (floodplain); 11 Luanginga River floodplain near Kalabo; 12 Lui River with narrow floodplain; 13 a broad floodplain which carries overspill from high floods of the Cuando River in Angola; 14 Cuando river and floodplain, on the border between Angola and Zambia; 15Liuwa Plain National Park; 16 The flat sandy Central Zambezian Miombo woodland west of Mongu features many pans; 17 Sioma Ngwezi National Park.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -15.03 22.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Barotse Floodplain, Barotseland, Ecoregions of Africa, Flooded grasslands and savannas, Floodplains, Geography of Zambia, Ramsar sites in Zambia, Western Province, Zambia, Wetlands of Zambia, Zambezi River

Kalabo

Kalabo is a small town and administrative district in the Western Province of Zambia, on the plains west of the Zambezi River and the Barotse Floodplain, about 70 km from the border with Angola.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -14.97 22.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zambia