Lealui

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Lealui is the dry-season capital and royal residence of the Litunga, the king of Barotseland, located on the Zambezi floodplain in western Zambia.

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Lealui canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf royal residence
seasonal capital
settlement
administrativeContext within Western Province of Zambia
associatedWith Barotseland
linked to: Barotseland Kingdom
country Zambia
culturalSignificance center of Lozi traditional authority
ethnicGroup Lozi people
floodPattern area subject to annual Zambezi flooding
function royal court of the Litunga
linked to: royal court
governance seat of Barotse Royal Establishment in dry season
hasLanguage Lozi
hasMonarch Litunga
hasTitleHolder Litunga
historicalRole traditional capital of the Lozi kingdom
knownFor Kuomboka ceremony
locatedIn Western Province, Zambia
western Zambia
linked to: Western Zambia
locatedNear Zambezi River
locatedOn Zambezi floodplain
partOf Barotse Floodplain settlements
politicalStatus traditional capital
regionType floodplain settlement
roleInKuomboka departure point of the Litunga
royalFunction residence of the Litunga during dry season
seasonalCounterpart Limulunga
seasonalRole dry-season capital of Barotseland
servesAsResidenceOf Litunga of Barotseland
traditionalRegion Barotseland
linked to: Barotseland region
transport accessible mainly in dry season

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