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Makono

Makono
Makono is located in Zambia
Makono
Makono
Location in Zambia
Coordinates: 15°08′S 22°57′E / 15.133°S 22.950°E / -15.133; 22.950[1]:427
Country Zambia
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictKalabo District
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Makono is a settlement in Western Province, Zambia.[1]:427 It is home to the grave of Mbuyu, a female ancestress from whom all Litunga of Barotseland are held to have descended. Special rites are performed at Makono during a new Litunga's installation ritual.[2]:96–7

References

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  1. 1 2 Strenger, Thomas J. (1983). Gazetteer of Zambia: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency.
  2. Mainga, Mutumba (1972). "A History of Lozi Religion to the End of the Nineteenth Century". The Historical Study of African Religion. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02206-5.