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Map of Zimbabwe: Matabeleland is on the west.
Modern day Matabeleland is currently divided into two provinces: Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South. These two provinces are in the west and south-west of Zimbabwe, between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers. The province is named after its inhabitants, the Ndebele people, who took control of the area in 1834 after having been pushed out of other areas of southern Africa during the Mfecane. Population (1992) 1,855,300. Area: 181,605 km². The language spoken is Ndebele. The major city is Bulawayo. Another notable town is Hwange. The land is particularly fertile and this area has important gold deposits. Industries include gold and other mineral mines, and engineering. (...) more....

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Matobo Hills

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The extraordinary Matobo hills are full of hidden caves, sacred places and Bushman paintings. The area exhibits a profusion of distinctive rock landforms rising above the granite shield that covers muc...

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