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'''Chipoma Falls''' is a waterfalls in [[Chinsali District]] in [[Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]]. The falls are at their peak in the month of January of every year. | '''Chipoma Falls''' is a waterfalls in [[Chinsali District]] in [[Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]]. The falls are at their peak in the month of January of every year. | ||
''Chipoma'' is a [[Bemba language|Bemba]] name which | ''Chipoma'' is a [[Bemba language|Bemba]] name derived from the sound produced as the water traverses through the rocky surfaces before disappearing downstream in the cover of the ever green foliage.<ref name=zadama/> | ||
==Location== | |||
The waterfalls is situated on the [[Chimanabwe River]], about 24 kilometres south-west of [[Chinsali]] and is an attractive portion of the river which is surrounded by ever lush green grass and woods. | |||
==History== | |||
The area is believed to have been occupied by the Stone Age people owing to the 12 surviving old clay iron smelting kilns dotted around it. It was proclaimed as a national monument in 1964 and is under the auspices of the [[National Heritage Conservation Commission]] (NHCC).<ref name=zadama>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=12366 Chipoma: A tourism spectacle], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 27 November 2014</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Chinsali]] | *[[Chinsali]] | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Waterfalls of Zambia]] | [[Category:Waterfalls of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Natural resources of Zambia]] | [[Category:Natural resources of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Northern Province]] | [[Category:Northern Province]] | ||
