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Barotseland

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Barotseland: see Western Province Western Province, province (1990 pop. 607,497), c.63,000 sq mi (163,170 sq km), W Zambia. The capital is Mongu. The area, covered mostly by savanna, is drained by the Zambezi River. Livestock and grain are raised, and teak is produced. In the early 19th cent.
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In Barotseland, West Zambia, a decoction obtained from the root is drunk as an abortifacient, acting to kill the fetus which is expelled in about 10 hours.
Photographs and collections made in Barotseland in the 1890s by the Swiss traveller Alfred Bertrand were recently exhibited.
Die teks is 'n aaneenskakeling van vertellings oor (hoofsaaklik) buitengewone reisprojekte: om ekstreme bestemmings soos die Danakil-woestyn in Ethiopie te besoek; pogings om die Sahara landlangs te oorkruis; om die samevloeiing van die Blou en Wit Nyl te sien; om die Dorslandtrekkers se spoor na Angola te volg; die Karakorambergreeks in Pakistan aan te durf en om "rond te boemel" deur Barotseland in Wes-Zambie.
 
 
 
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