Tunduma–Nakonde border

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The Tunduma–Nakonde border is a major road and rail crossing between Tanzania and Zambia that serves as a key gateway for regional trade and transit in southern and eastern Africa.

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Tunduma–Nakonde border canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border crossing
international border point
borderType land border
connectsPortToHinterland Port of Dar es Salaam
countryBorder Tanzania
Zambia
facilitatesAccessTo Indian Ocean seaports
facilitatesTradeBetween landlocked countries in Southern Africa
gatewayFor regional trade
transit traffic
hasBorderPost Nakonde border post
Tunduma border post
hasBorderTownOnTanzanianSide Tunduma
hasBorderTownOnZambianSide Nakonde
hasFunction customs control point
goods transit clearance point
immigration checkpoint
hasIssue congestion of trucks
delays in customs clearance
importance key node on north–south trade routes in Africa
major gateway between Tanzania and Zambia
locatedIn East Africa
Southern Africa
onRailway TAZARA Railway
onRoad Great North Road (Zambia)
T1 road (Tanzania)
Tanzam Highway
partOf Tanzania–Zambia transport network
Trans-African Highway network
partOfCorridor Dar es Salaam Corridor
Tanzania–Zambia Corridor
linked to: Tanzam Highway
railCrossingBetween Tanzania
Zambia
regulatesTrafficBetween EAC and SADC regions
SADC member states
roadCrossingBetween Tanzania
Zambia
servesRegion Eastern Africa
linked to: East Africa

Southern Africa
subjectTo bilateral agreements between Tanzania and Zambia
supports regional integration in Eastern and Southern Africa
usedBy long-distance freight trucks
passenger buses
rail freight services
rail passenger services
usedFor export of copper and other minerals from Zambia
import of fuel and manufactured goods into Zambia

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Tanzania–Zambia Railway hasBorderCrossing Tunduma–Nakonde border