Chinhoyi

- 17.36666666666730.183333333333Koordinaten: 17 ° 22 ' S, 30 ° 11' O

Chinhoyi, named after a chief of the Shona, is the capital of Mashonaland West province in Zimbabwe. It has 56 794 inhabitants ( 2002 census ) and is located on the western edge of the intensively used farmland towards Harare. Chinhoyi is 1,200 m high, on the railway line Harare Lions Den and has an airstrip for domestic flights.

Touristenattrakation are the Chinhoyi Caves, limestone caves with a 50 m below sea is the. Depending on rainfall 80 to 90 m deep Sleeping pool whose nuances are in blue as charming Around the year 1830 to the nomadic Angoni strain here have the original inhabitants by surprise and plunged into the lake, then the Shona name Chirorodziva received: Sea of ​​Fallen ... The lake has a constant temperature of 22 degrees, so that geologists assume that this lake is only a tiny part of an underground water reservoir. These caves were used by the inhabitants of the area as long huge storage reservoir. First finds of clay vessels dating to the experts already 650 AD. In 1957, the caves were declared a national monument and is now a recreational park.