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  Livingstone, Zambia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1911 Livingstone became the capital of the British colony of Northern Rhodesia, succeeding Kalomo, until the seat of government was finally moved to Lusaka in 1935.
Livingstone is also connected to Lusaka by road and has grown around the railway, which still runs to Kitwe via Lusaka.
From 2000, the worsening economic and social conditions in Zimbabwe have greatly increased Livingstone's tourism at the expense of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe which was traditionally the centre of tourist operations in the region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Livingstone,_Zambia   (285 words)

  
 Zambia Overland- Travel Information
Zambia is unspoiled, unpackaged and still unknown to the common tourist.
Livingstone is the centre of a mind-boggling array of adventure activities focused on the Victoria Falls.
Zambia is a big country and takes its name from the Zambezi River, which rises in the north-west corner of the country and forms its southern boundary.
www.overlandafrica.com /overlanding-destinations/zambia/zambia-info.asp   (1752 words)

  
 David Livingstone (1813-1873) & Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe / Zambia - African Safari, July 1999
Livingstone was a curious combination of missionary, doctor, explorer, scientist and anti-slavery activist.
Upon his return to Ujiji, Livingstone was met by a rescue party led by Henry Morton Stanley, who is said to have greeted the explorer with the famous remark, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Stanley and Livingstone explored the area north of Lake Tanganyika together.
Livingstone completed one of the most amazing journeys ever undertaken - a coast to coast venture that covered four thousand miles of unexplored land, most of which was located along the Zambezi River.
home.vicnet.net.au /~neils/africa/livingstone.htm   (1708 words)

  
 LIVINGSTONE, David, Botswana/Zambia/Tanzania/Malawi/Angola/Mozambique/South Africa, Congregational
Livingstone was raised in poverty; the family of nine lived in a single room in a Lanarkshire cotton mill tenement.
Livingstone was a devote evangelical Christian; his own conversion came when he realized that faith and science were compatible.
David Livingstone returned to Mozambique as British consul at Quelimane, charged with exploration "for the promotion of Commerce and Civilization with a view to the extinction of the slave trade." The 1858 to 1863 expedition was equipped with a paddle-wheel steamer, six Europeans, and ten Africans.
www.dacb.org /stories/southafrica/livingstone1_david.html   (996 words)

  
 Livingstone, Zambia, Pictures
Livingstone is situated just north of the Zambezi River, which forms the border with Zimbabwe, and 11 km (7 mi) north of Victoria Falls.
Livingstone's inhabitants are primarily of the Lozi ethnic group.
Livingstone was founded in 1905, upon completion of the railway bridge across the Zambezi, when residents of an earlier riverside settlement called Old Drift moved to the new site beside the rail line.
www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Zambia/Livingstone_city.html   (275 words)

  
 Livingstone - Zambia Overland Travel
Livingstone used to be the more visited town by those wanting to view the falls, then the new town of Victoria Falls took over.
Livingstone airport is right on the edge of town and it’s easy to grab a taxi or arrange a transfer.
Livingstone has some big five-star hotels with a number of restaurants where all-you-can-eat buffet meals are a speciality.
www.overlandafrica.com /overlanding-destinations/zambia/livingstone.asp   (1613 words)

  
 Zambia on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Zambia is headed by a president, who is both the chief of state and head of government.
The Scottish explorer David Livingstone first came to the area that is now Zambia in 1851; he visited Victoria Falls in 1855, and in 1873 he died near Lake Bangweulu.
European economic influence in Zambia was reduced by increasing the number of trained Zambians, by diversifying the country's economy, and (from 1969) by the government's acquisition of a 51% interest in most major firms (especially mining and banking companies).
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/zambia_history.asp   (2791 words)

  
 Livingstone Zambia The Victoria Falls Voyagers Zambia
On the 16th November 1855, Dr. David Livingstone, the famous missionary explorer, became the first European to see the falls and introduced them to the world with the fitting description “scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight”.
Livingstone was founded after the abandonment of the earlier settlement, the Old Drift, beside the Zambezi river.
In 1907 Livingstone became the capital of Northwestern Rhodesia and with the creation of Northern Rhodesia in 1911, was capital of the whole territory until 1935.
www.voyagerszambia.com /liv.htm   (725 words)

  
 Livingstone - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Livingstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Capital of Southern Province, Zambia, lying on the northern bank of the Zambezi River at the frontier with Zimbabwe; population (1998 est) 95,800.
Livingstone shows how much good domestic breeds are valued by the negroes of the interior of Africa who have not associated with Europeans.
Livingston, Robert R. Livingston, Robert R. Livingston, Robert R. Livingston, SC
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Livingstone   (215 words)

  
 Boston.com / Travel / Tranquil town a memorial to explorer
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia -- ''Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Dispatched by the New York Herald to find David Livingstone, the missionary-explorer whose whereabouts had become one of the mysteries of the ''Dark Continent," the journalist Henry Morton Stanley uttered the famous line in 1871.
While the town of Livingstone in Zambia is named for the man who himself named the Victoria Falls after the queen, Stanley actually found Livingstone in Tanzania.
It's a sign of the nation's love for him that the town of Livingstone is the only one in Zambia that kept its Western title after the country gained independence from Britain in 1964.
www.boston.com /travel/articles/2005/03/27/tranquil_town_a_memorial_to_explorer   (525 words)

  
 AEGiS-AFP News: UNESCO boss sounds alarm on AIDS in south Asia - March 3, 2004
He was speaking in Livingstone, Zambia, on the eve of a conference on the pandemic in the Victoria Falls resort between UN agencies and southern African ministers.
The meeting in Livingstone, a regular six-monthly get-together of agencies involved in the UN AIDS body UNAIDS, which UNESCO is currently chairing, is usually held in New York or Europe, but switched this time at Zambia's invitation to focus on the "epicentre" of the disease in southern Africa.
Livingstone, on the border with Zimbabwe, is a hot-spot for AIDS, as are most frontier towns in Africa, with cheap prostitutes servicing long-distance truck drivers who spread the disease everywhere they go.
www.aegis.com /NEWS/AFP/2004/AF040315.html   (638 words)

  
 Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia
Livingstone, the Adventure Capital of Africa, offers a view range of activities for wildlife and adventure enthusiasts, as well as access to the best views of Victoria Falls.
However, the old architecture and charm of Livingstone, the former capital of Zambia, should not be overlooked in the excitement of entering the gateway to the falls.
The Livingstone Museum is the country's biggest and oldest museum, dating back to the 1930s, harboring Zambian relics and a commendable collection of artifacts relating to the explorer, Dr. David Livingstone.
www.africa-ata.org /victoria_falls.htm   (253 words)

  
 Livingstone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Livingstone Falls - waterfalls on the Congo River
Livingstone, Zambia - former capital of Northern Rhodesia
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Livingstone   (89 words)

  
 Accommodation In Zambia
Livingstone tourism has increased ten-fold over the last ten years, as Zimbabwe slides further into ruin with a poor economy and poverty, as President Mugabe continues his iron-fisted ‘leadership’.
Livingstone is Zambia’s tourist capital and there is a huge variety of activities available.
Livingstone is not known as the adrenalin capital of Africa for nothing.
www.accommodationinzambia.co.za /summaries.php?areaID=1   (1656 words)

  
 Africa 2001: Taita Falcon Lodge, Livingstone, Zambia
Victoria Falls are on the Zambezi River, and at that point the river forms the boundary between Zimbabwe and Zambia.
The town of Livingstone is a few kilometres from the falls in Zambia.
Livingstone was the capital of what was then Northern Rhodesia from 1911 to 1935, when the capital was moved to Lusaka.
www.shaunakelly.com /travel/africa2001/zambiataita/zambiataita.html   (423 words)

  
 Zambia National Tourist Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Zambia is a vast plateau bordered by Angola to the west, Zaire to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the south-east, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south and the Caprivi Strip of Namibia to the south-west, the Zambezi River, together with Lake Kariba, forms the frontier with Zimbabwe.
Zambia is a large, wild and, as yet largely undeveloped country.
Although Zambia lies in the tropics, the height of the plateau ensures that the climate is seldom unpleasantly hot, except in the valleys.
www.zamnet.zm /zamnet/zntb/zntb.html   (3873 words)

  
 Livingstone Hotels, The Royal Livingstone Luxury Hotel in Livingstone Zambia, Livingstone Hotel Reservations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
From the forested banks of the Zambezi River directly in front of the Hotel, guests may admire the fine spray of the Victoria Falls, which is seen like a cloud across the bushveld, throwing rainbows hundreds of feet in the air.
Named after the intrepid explorer Dr David Livingstone, the Royal Livingstone Hotel is a serene and gracious refuge from the heat of the African sun and will immerse you in the romance and style of a bygone era.
All guests staying at the Royal Livingstone enjoy free and unlimited access to the Victoria Falls, which is less than a 5-minute walk away.
www.lhw.com /property.aspx?propertyid=443   (794 words)

  
 Luangwa Safari Network
Livingstone is likely to develop into a major international hub in Zambia over the next few years.
Livingstone (LVI) is an important secondary safari hub serving the greater Victoria Falls area from Zambia.
Livingstone is an air charter hub serving the Kafue, Lower Zambezi and Kasane in Botswana.
www.luangwa.net /zambia_info/safari_planner/air_fares.htm   (570 words)

  
 Livingstone - Zambia Safari Tours
Livingstone is only about 10km from Victoria Falls and is a delightful old colonial town named, of course, after the explorer David Livingstone.
The main attraction of the town is the Livingstone Museum, boasting many relics and items owned by the great explorer.
This is the only park in Zambia where the endangered rhinoceros can be seen.
www.afroventures.com /destinations/Zambia/itineraryreplcca/id~LVC2   (204 words)

  
 One African Nation Under God - Christianity Today Magazine
Zambia is also the living legacy of David Livingstone, a missionary who became one of the most famous men of the 19th century.
Livingstone filled in many of the gaps with his considerable cartographic skill, but his emphasis was less on cataloging villages than on identifying rivers.
Livingstone could be paternal toward the African, believing the British to be a "superior race," but he did not believe the situation to be permanent.
www.christianitytoday.com /ct/2002/002/3.36.html   (6054 words)

  
 Zambia, Livingstone
The spectacular Victoria Falls Bridge, which is only about 10km away from Livingstone, was completed in 1905 and settlers moved in to the higher ground at Livingstone to try and escape Malaria.
Livingstone became the capital of Northern Rhodesia in 1911, but the capital was moved to Lusaka in 1935.
However Zambia is encouraging tourism and there is a feeling of change and optimism in the air.
www.which-way.com /africa-guide/destinationsg2a/DestID~57   (185 words)

  
 Lubasi Home - Livingstone, Zambia - Lubasi Information Page
Livingstone, a city of 114,000 people, has the highest AIDS incidence in Zambia, with 31% of the adult population being HIV-positive.
Lubasi Home resulted from the vision of a Livingstone resident, Mr Antony Ranjan, a Sri Lankan, who felt the need to do something for the orphans who are not being cared for, many living on the streets.
The Catholic Bishop of Livingstone was approached for support in providing supervisory staff, and found two religious sisters and a brother to act as part time administrators.
www.lubasi.org /about_lubasi.html   (410 words)

  
 Zambia
Zambia is about 80% poverty, and going through it's toughest time right now.
Zambia doesn't have enough money, resources or ability to keep the roads in even decent condition, so the bus would have to consistently swerve on and off the road avoiding people, animals and potholes that could easily swallow a town car.
Although Zimbabwe and Zambia were quite desolate by our path (also because it was towards the end of their "winter"), the landscape can be absolutely fascinating: beautiful trees in the middle of nowhere, miles and miles of land segregated only by the sparse grass-hut villages.
www.tarantism.com /mefloquine/3zambia.html   (1029 words)

  
 Accommodation Livingstone Zambia near Victoria Falls The Livingstone Safari Lodge near Vic. Falls in Zambia Lodging in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Safari lodges and Safari Zambia accommodation in chalet lodge of the Livingstone Safari Lodge is the affordable price and budget accommodation, bed and breakfast, BandB and guesthouse lodge near Victoria Falls in Livingstone with an excellent service and special rates.
The Livingstone Safari Lodge and Campsite is renowned for its service, offering visa and fee waived visa waiver, airport transfer and shuttle at special rates with Livingstone Airport Zambia and Victoria Falls Airport in Zimbabwe.
For information please contact the lodge accommodation in Livingstone, Zambia the livingstone safari lodge and Campsite per e-mail for cheap rates, good meals and unforgettable stay near the Victoria Falls, near the Airport of Zambia and Zimbabwe with Transfers, Game drives tented safari activities for 4x4, four by four.
www.livingstone-lodge.com   (854 words)

  
 Livingstone Zambia | Victoria Falls | RhinoAfrica.com
Livingstone offers a range of accommodation from the fun and friendly action packed Waterfront to exquisite lodges set in tranquil, magnificent surroundings.
The most famous of all the places to stay on the Zambia side of Victoria Falls is the Royal Livingstone a colonial style five star hotel set on the banks of the Zambezi River The Zambezi Sun is a practical and comfortable hotel geared towards families and more budget conscious travellers.
Our favourite lodges in Livingstone are Tongabezi where chalets and cottages have expansive river front and a host of activities can be enjoyed.
www.rhinoafrica.com /destinations/victoria_falls/livingstone_zambia   (489 words)

  
 Zambezi Sun (Livingstone - Zambia)- PopularCities.com
The Zambezi Sun Hotel is part of The Falls Resort and is located on the Eastern side of the Victoria Falls (one of the seven wonders of the world), Zambia.
Zambia, is located on the continent of Africa, and is surrounded by countries like, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Zambezi Sun is located within walking distance of the falls itself (8 minutes walk) and the Zambian Border post leading to Zimbabwe is no more than 500m from the resort entrance gate.
www.popularcities.com /hotels/world/11275402zambezi-sun.htm   (426 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Livingstone (Zambia Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Founded in 1905, the city was named for David Livingstone, the Scots explorer.
From 1911 to 1935 it served as capital of the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia.
Today it is the site of Livingstone Museum, which contains archaeological, ethnological, and historical materials, including letters and relics of Livingstone.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/Livngstone.html   (180 words)

  
 Zambia
Zambia, republic in south central Africa, bounded on the north by Zaire and Tanzania; on the east by Malawi; on the southeast by Mozambique; on the south by Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Caprivi Strip of Namibia; and on the west by Angola.
Most of Zambia is high plateau with a flat or gently undulating terrain.
Although lying within the Tropic Zone, much of Zambia enjoys a pleasant subtropical climate because of the high altitude.
www.afroyonda.info /country/zm.html   (278 words)

  
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