Mapungubwe-Nationalpark

Mapungubwe Hill

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The Mapungubwe National Park is since 2003 a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mapungubwe is characterized by a high diversity of scenery and archaeological treasures that give cultural significance of the region.

The park extends to terrain features in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The aim is to give up border fences within the park area. On the South African side produced in 2011 in close proximity to the park area a coal mine.

Special

The Lost City of Mapungubwe Hill, where a highly developed African civilization 1200-1270 had its heyday. Beginning around the year 900, the area was inhabited by a people who have already been processed iron and came through trade with Egypt, India and China to prosperity. Here archaeologists have excavated the famous golden rhino and other evidence of a wealthy African kingdom.

Sandstone formations, mopane and alluvial forests and baobab trees ( baobab ) combine to create a landscape that is home to a variety of wildlife. Elephants, giraffes, white rhinos (including white rhino ), eland and gemsbok and numerous other antelope species have their original natural habitat here. Sometimes you can see lions, leopards and hyenas. Bustards, flute Shrike (Southern boubous ) and Pel- fish owls are among the more than 400 species of birds that make their home here.

The Iron Age civilization of Mapungubwe was not along the Limpopo, as are also the animals have moved freely between the present States of South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe to and fro its limit. For this reason, the three countries signed a memorandum with guidelines for the Limpopo - Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area ( TFCA ).

Links Botswana, Zimbabwe right. The flow from left to right is the Limpopo, the river is set on the horizon of the Shashe

Sandstone cliffs, typical Mapungubwe National Park

Treetop Boardwalk. All facilities in the Mapungubwe National Park are wheelchair friendly

Mapungubwe Hill, seen from the north

External links and sources

  • Side of the National Park Authority

Addo Elephant | Agulhas | Augrabies Falls | Bontebok | Camdeboo | Garden Route | Golden Gate Highlands | Karoo | Kgalagadi | Kruger | Mapungubwe | Marakele | Mokala | Mountain Zebra | Namaqua | Table Mountain | Tankwa Karoo | Western Coast |! Garib / | Ai- | Ais Richtersveld

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