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===Other Historic Monuments=== | ===Other Historic Monuments=== | ||
[[Image:Big Tree Natl Mont Kabwe.JPG|thumb|left|The Big Tree National Monument cape fig tree is a prominent feature in downtown Kabwe, Zambia. It is a cool place for friendly conversations; and to wait for a taxi or driving instructor.]] | |||
# Chichele Mofu Tree − a large Mofu mahogany tree in Chichele National Forest 13 km west of [[Ndola]] | |||
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# Big Tree, [[Kabwe]]: a fig tree with a 50 m wide canopy on the east side of Broadway, which served as a meeting place on many occasions during the early years of the township's history. Visible on Google Earth at 14°26'37.8'' S 28°26'32.9''E | # Big Tree, [[Kabwe]]: a fig tree with a 50 m wide canopy on the east side of Broadway, which served as a meeting place on many occasions during the early years of the township's history. Visible on Google Earth at 14°26'37.8'' S 28°26'32.9''E. | ||
# [[Dag Hammerskjold Memorial]] — where the then United Nations Secretary-General was killed in a plane crash on 18 September 1961, in the Ndola West Forest Reserve about 11 km west of [[Ndola]] at 12°58'32'' S 28°31'13'' E. | # [[Dag Hammerskjold Memorial]] — where the then United Nations Secretary-General was killed in a plane crash on 18 September 1961, in the Ndola West Forest Reserve about 11 km west of [[Ndola]] at 12°58'32'' S 28°31'13'' E. | ||
# Football Heroes Burial Site, Independence Stadium, [[Lusaka]], where 30 victims of the 1993 Gabon Air Disaster are buried including the 18 members of the Zambia national football team. | # Football Heroes Burial Site, Independence Stadium, [[Lusaka]], where 30 victims of the 1993 Gabon Air Disaster are buried including the 18 members of the Zambia national football team. | ||
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# Slave Tree, [[Ndola]] − a large fig tree at Moffat Avenue and Livingstone Road, where slaves were bought and sold by Swahili slave traders. | # Slave Tree, [[Ndola]] − a large fig tree at Moffat Avenue and Livingstone Road, where slaves were bought and sold by Swahili slave traders. | ||
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===Industrial Monuments=== | ===Industrial Monuments=== | ||