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To reach Gwanda you must travel via Bulawayo about 464 km. [1] The small town was named after king Mzilikazi's Chief Maphisa Fuyana who was the regimental head of that area. Before its rename by locals to 'Maphisa', it was known as Antelope Mine, named after Antelopes which were common in the area before human settlements. Maphisa is also a ...
Bradfield is located in Bulawayo District, Matabeleland North Province, in the city of Bulawayo, the second-largest business and industrial center in Zimbabwe, after the capital, Harare, located approximately 460 kilometres (286 mi), by road, to the northeast.
Old Bulawayo is a historic settlement that was originally established by King Lobengula as his capital in 1870 soon after becoming king of the Matebele people. A museum was established in 1990 [ 1 ] Old Bulawayo is being rebuilt by the National Monuments and Museums of Zimbabwe.
In 2003 the Bulawayo Synagogue burned down and the small community did not restore the building. Prayers are generally held at the Sinai Hall or Savyon Lodge in Bulawayo. In Harare the Sephardic Community has its own synagogue, and the Ashkenazi Community has a separate synagogue. Today because of small numbers of congregants the prayers ...
1896/97 - Siege of Bulawayo during the Second Matabele War [4] 1897 Bulawayo becomes a municipality. [1] State House, Bulawayo completed as "Government House". [4] I.G. Hirschler becomes mayor. Railway to South Africa begins operating. [1] 1899 - Railway to Salisbury and Mozambique begins operating. [1] 1900 - Beira–Bulawayo railway opened. [4]
Bulawayo Railway Museum (established 1972) is a railway museum located at Bulawayo railway station in Zimbabwe that houses several exhibitions on the history of the railway system in Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia. [1] [2] Its oldest exhibits date back to 1897, [3] and include Cecil Rhodes' personal railway coach. [4]
Plumtree is a town in Zimbabwe.Marula trees, wild plum trees (Ntungulu in tjiKalanga) grow abundantly in the area.The town was once called Getjenge by baKalanga.It is also often called Titji, meaning station, and referring to the railway station which was operating in the area around 1897.