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| name = National Heritage Conservation Commission | | name = National Heritage Conservation Commission | ||
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| location = [[Lusaka]],[[Zambia]] | | location = [[Lusaka]],[[Zambia]] | ||
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| homepage = | | homepage = {{url|http://nhcc.org.zm/}} | ||
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{{Infobox Museum | {{Infobox Museum | ||
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|website = | |website = {{url|http://nhcc.org.zm/}} | ||
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===Other Historic Monuments=== | ===Other Historic Monuments=== | ||
[[Image:Big Tree Natl Mont Kabwe.JPG|thumb|right|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.]] | [[Image:Big Tree Natl Mont Kabwe.JPG|thumb|right|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.]] | ||
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# Chichele Mofu Tree − a large Mofu mahogany tree in Chichele National Forest 13 km west of [[Ndola]] | # Chichele Mofu Tree − a large Mofu mahogany tree in Chichele National Forest 13 km west of [[Ndola]] | ||
# 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. | ||
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===Natural Monuments=== | ===Natural Monuments=== | ||
[[Image:Lunsemfwa Wonder Gorge.JPG|thumb|right|About 75 km east-southeast of Kabwe, Zambia, the Lunsemfwa River cuts a 500m deep gash, known as The Wonder Gorge, through the lip of the Muchinga Escarpment (viewed from Bell’s Point). The antenna atop the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the world’s tallest building, would just protrude above the rim of this gorge.]] | |||
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# [[Lunsemfwa River|Lunsemfwa Wonder Gorge and Bell Point]]: [[Mkushi]] District at the confluence of the Lunsemfwa and Mkushi Rivers at 14°39' S 29°07' E. | # [[Lunsemfwa River|Lunsemfwa Wonder Gorge and Bell Point]]: [[Mkushi]] District at the confluence of the Lunsemfwa and Mkushi Rivers at 14°39' S 29°07' E. | ||
# [[Chipoma Falls]] on the Chimanabuwi River, 24 km SSW of [[Chinsali]] at 10°46' S 32°01' E. | # [[Chipoma Falls]] on the Chimanabuwi River, 24 km SSW of [[Chinsali]] at 10°46' S 32°01' E. | ||
# [[Chirundu Fossil Forest]] — 50,000-year-old fossil trees, 21 km west of [[Chirundu, Zambia|Chirundu]] at 16°02' S 28°40' E. | # [[Chirundu Fossil Forest]] — 50,000-year-old fossil trees, 21 km west of [[Chirundu, Zambia|Chirundu]] at 16°02' S 28°40' E. | ||
