Sites and monuments in Botswana
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Botswana's most popular landmarks range from a group of large baobab trees to giant-size footprints fossilized in the rock. Other natural attractions include expanses of salt flats, the Kalahari Desert and some very beautiful mountains.
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| id =
| name = Mamuno Monument
| alternative_names = Kangumene Rock Engravings
| gazette = 2006{{sfn|Thebe|2011|p=152}}
| original_function = Three rock engraving sites, with art works and engravings
| built =
| location = {{convert|750|m|ft}} from the international border post at Mamuno
| address = Ghanzi District
| comment = There are footprints, geometrical designs and weapons. The art found at the Mamuno sites is distinct from the Shamanistic form found in eastern Botswana.
| lat = -22.281250
| lon = 20.007680
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| id =
| name = Gcwihaba Caves
| alternative_names = Rotsky's Caves
| gazette =
| original_function = The caves are imbued with myth, legend and spiritual significance for local communities, which also use them for income generating activities.
| built =
| location = North West Botswana in the Ngamiland District.{{cite web |title=Gcwihaba Caves |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5558/ |publisher=UNESCO |accessdate=26 September 2020}}
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| comment =
| lat =-20.0230
| lon = 21.3552
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| id =
| name = Domboshaba
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| gazette =
| original_function = It was occupied towards the end of the Great Zimbabwe period (1250-1450AD). It was a regional centre in the Khami phase (1450-1690AD)
| built =
| location = Northeast District
| address =
| comment =
| lat =-20.6667
| lon = 27.4167
| image =Dm2.jpg
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| id =
| name = Old Palapye
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| gazette =
| original_function = Has the remains of the Ngwato capital, which was established there in 1889, during the reign of the famous Kgosi Khama III
| built =
| location = Tswapong area in Eastern Botswana.
| address =
| comment = It was one of the largest towns in Southern Africa in 1889, with about 30000 inhabitants
| lat = -22.5667
| lon = 27.3000
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| id =
| name = Kolobeng
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| gazette =
| original_function = One of the early churches and formal schools in Botswana
| built =
| location = Kweneng District
| address =
| comment = First western medical doctor practiced here
| lat = -24.6544
| lon = 25.6654
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| id =
| name = Majojo
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| original_function = Residence of a chief or "Kgosi", between 1300-1650AD
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| location = Central District.
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| id =
| name = Matsieng
| alternative_names = Creation Sites
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| location = Kgatleng District, near Rasesa village
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| name = Tsodilo Hills
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| location = NorthWest
| address =
| comment = There are certain myths revolving around the history of these hills.
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References
Sources
- {{cite journal |last1=Thebe |first1=Phenyo Churchill |title=Contract Archaeology in Botswana: The Case of the Botswana Development Corporation Lodge Project at Mamuno |journal=Botswana Notes and Records |date=2011 |volume=43 |pages=151{{ndash}}164 |jstor=23237963 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23237963 |accessdate=26 September 2020 }}