Gwembe

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Gwembe is a small town in southern Zambia situated near the Zambezi Valley, historically associated with Tonga communities and resettlement related to the Kariba Dam.

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Gwembe canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivisionOf Zambia
associatedWithEthnicGroup Batonga
Tonga people
climate semi-arid
country Zambia
elevationRelativeToSeaLevel low-lying area
ethnographicSignificance site of long-term anthropological research on Tonga communities
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale livestock rearing
subsistence agriculture
hasHistoricalEvent displacement of local communities due to Kariba Dam
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity
hasTraditionalBeliefs Tonga indigenous religious practices
historicallyAffectedBy construction of Kariba Dam
historicallyAssociatedWith Kariba Dam resettlement
Tonga communities
languageUsed English
Tonga language
locatedIn Southern Province, Zambia
southern Zambia
locatedInGeographicalRegion Gwembe Valley
locatedInOrNear Zambezi Valley
locatedNear Zambezi River
near Kariba Lake region
linked to: Kariba, Zimbabwe
partOf Gwembe District
regionType rural area
timeZone Central Africa Time
utcOffset +2

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