6-535: Rusape River is a long inland water river stretching from the almost evergreen Nyanga regions to Save river in Zimbabwe . It is known to be usually flooded during summer and has numerous myth stories associated with it. Rusape river is the major feeding river to Rusape dam in the outskirts of Rusape town as well as to irrigate sugarcane and wheat estates in the Lowveld. Stream bank cultivation and illegal sand abstraction
12-712: Is all gone, buy me quickly up to 100,000 acres (400 km ), and be sure to take in the Pungwe Falls . I would like to try sheep and apple growing." Rhodes displaced the inhabitants and the chieftainship of the wonderful place- the Sakarombes of the Lion-Zebra (Shumba-Nyambizi totem) who found refuge in the semi-arid areas of Nyanga in Ruwangwe. Nyanga has been made famous in Scotland by the 1960 Hamish Henderson song Freedom Come-All-Ye as
18-708: Is contributing to siltation of Rusape river which flows into the Rusape dam. This article related to a river in Zimbabwe is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nyanga, Zimbabwe Nyanga , originally known as Inyanga , is a town in Zimbabwe . It is located in Nyanga District , Manicaland Province , in Eastern Highland of Zimbabwe , along the international border with Mozambique . This location lies immediately north of Nyanga National Park in
24-504: The Eastern Highlands , about 115 kilometres (71 mi), by road, north of Mutare , the third large city. This location lies approximately 265 kilometres (165 mi), by road, east of Harare , the capital of Zimbabwe and the largest city in that country. Nyanga sits at an elevation of 5,509 feet (1,679 m), above sea level. Mount Nyangani , the highest mountain in Zimbabwe, lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi), southeast of
30-434: The town is the bustling township of Nyamhuka, around which there is an ever expanding growth of high and medium-density housing . Nyanga is also host to the largest army training camp in Zimbabwe, hosting recruits from across Africa. The Nyanga region has long been regarded as a place of great natural beauty. In 1896, Cecil John Rhodes wrote to his agent: "Dear McDonald, Inyanga is much finer than you described.....Before it
36-562: The town. Its highest peak rises to approximately 2,600 metres (8,500 ft), above sea level. Nyanga is primarily a tourist town and is a popular tourist destination with its fishing , golf courses , mountain hikes and holiday resorts . The Mtarazi Falls , inside Nyanga National Park, are the highest waterfalls in the country, cascading about 760 metres (2,490 ft), from top to bottom. The surrounding areas also contain many Stone Age and Iron Age archaeological remains such as pit structures, stone forts, terraces and pathways. Inside
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