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'''Lake Ishiba Ng'andu''' is a picturesque lake very close to the watershed between the [[Luangwa River|Luangwa]] and [[Chambeshi River]] basins in the [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]], and just on the Chambeshi side. Its name in the Bemba language means 'lake of the royal crocodile'. Though small by central African standards, being about 5&nbsp;km long and up to 1.5&nbsp;km wide, it is widely known locally and, more recently, internationally.

Firstly it is important to the [[Bemba people]] as the country in which, in the late 17th Century, [[Chitimukulu]] of the Ng'andu (crocodile) Clan came across a dead crocodile, and taking this as an omen, settled his people after their wanderings from the [[Lunda Kingdom]] 1,000&nbsp;km to the east.

Secondly it has been made internationally famous for being the inspiration for the nearby [[Shiwa Ngandu]] estate built by [[Stewart Gore-Browne]], who used a variant spelling of the name.

The lake was visited by the missionary explorer [[David Livingstone]] whose dog was taken by a crocodile there. The area supported large populations of game animals until the middle of the 20th century.

The Kapishya hot springs 20&nbsp;km away have chalets and a campsite.

==See also==
*[[Shiwa Ng'andu]]

==References==
* Christina Lamb: "The Africa House". Viking, London 1999


[[Category:Lakes of Zambia]]
[[Category:Natural resources of Zambia]]