Barotse Floodplain
Major floodplain in Central Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Barotse Floodplain, also known as the Bulozi Plain, Lyondo or the Zambezi Floodplain, is one of Africa's great wetlands, on the Zambezi River in the Western Province of Zambia. It is a designated Ramsar site, regarded as being of high conservation value.[3]
Quick Facts Designations, Ramsar Wetland ...
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Official name | Zambezi Floodplains |
Designated | 2 February 2007 |
Reference no. | 1662[1] |
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The name recognises the floodplain as spawning the culture and way of life of the Lozi people, "Rotse" being a variant of Lozi, and "Ba" meaning "people". They became a powerful kingdom in Central/Southern Africa under their king or litunga Lewanika, whose realm extended up to 300 km from the plain and was called Barotseland.