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Victoria Falls is located between the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe. During flood season (February to April), the falls form the greatest sheet of falling water on earth. Victoria Falls is 1.7 km (1.1 mi) wide and 108 m (360 ft) high and is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders). Victoria Falls became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.
The Victoria Falls Bridge over the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The bridge links the two countries and has border posts at both ends, at the towns of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Livingstone, Zambia.
The David Livingstone Memorial at Victoria Falls, on the Zimbabwe side. Livingstone, an explorer, missionary, and anti-slavery crusader, was the first European to see the falls on 16 November 1855.
Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border is the world’s largest artificial lake, over 223 km (139 mi) long and up to 40 km (25 mi) wide. The completion of the Kariba Dam flooded the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi River between 1958 and 1963, creating the lake. The dam supplies hydroelectric power to Zambia and Zimbabwe and is owned and operated by both countries. The fish stocked in the lake support commercial fisheries. The part of Lake Kariba that is in Zimbabwe is a recreational park in the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate.
Zimbabwe takes its name from the Kingdom of Zimbabwe (13th-15th centuries) and its capital, Great Zimbabwe (pictured). Built largely of stone by the Shona people, this 7.22 sq km (2.79 sq mi) city is believed to have housed the royal palace and was home to 18,000 people. The city was abandoned in 1450, possibly due to a decline in trade. Today Great Zimbabwe is a national monument, and it became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986. The bird on the Zimbabwean flag is adapted from the soapstone figures found at the site and is associated with the royal totem of the ancient monarchs.
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