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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe lies west of Mozambique between the Zambezi to the north and Limpopo to the south. Victoria Falls and Lake Kariba occupy the Zambia border setting.

Fast Facts

  • Most of the country is a high plateau, the highveld, between the Zambezi and Limpopo valleys.
  • Great Zimbabwe, the medieval stone city that gave the country its name, lies in the southeast.
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