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Fossilized wood dating back approximately 150 million years in Chirundu Fossil Forest
NHCC, 2008
Entrance to the Ingombe Ilede
Reichert, C., 2008
The country has a total of 4,052 heritage sites of
which 84 have been declared National Monuments.
These are found across the country and include
cultural, scenic, architectural, geological and
archaeological sites. Some of these sites are Chirundu
Fossil Forest, Luangwa Valley Fossil, Kalambo Falls,
Ingombe Ilede, Mumbwa Caves, Zambezi River and
the Victoria Falls (National Heritage Conservation
Commission (NHCC), 2008).
Ingombe Ilede is located in the Southern Province
of Zambia, on a hill near the confluence of the
Zambezi and Lusitu rivers, near Siavonga, close to
the Kariba dam. Ingombe Ilede means “the place
where the cow lies down” and is so-named because
the baobab trees on the site resemble a sleeping
cow (Zambia Advisor, 2013).
Heritage Sites