Marracuene
Marracuene, earlier known as Vila Luísa is a town in Mozambique's Maputo Province in Marracuene District, located 30 km north of Maputo on the Incomati River. The Parque de Campismo de Marracuene, a popular camping destination, is located nearby.
Marracuene | |
|---|---|
 Marracuene at war. 1899. | |
  Marracuene | |
| Coordinates: 25°44′S 32°41′E | |
| Country |  |
| Provinces | Maputo Province |
| District | Marracuene District |
History
On February 2, 1895, Marracuene was the site of a decisive battle between Portuguese commander António José Enes and Gaza emperor Gungunyane; the Portuguese defeated the larger Gaza forces by means of repeating rifles and a machine gun.
Tourism
Marracuene served as a popular tourist destination in Mozambique's colonial era thanks to a 21-mile beach on the Indian Ocean; the town also served as a key link in the Lourenço Marques Railway System.
gollark: Communism, Wikipedia, "electric universe" stuff, or what?
gollark: Incidentally, if anyone wants to look at an online viewer of my offline somewhat outdated by now copy of Wikipedia, it's up here: https://a.osmarks.tk/wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2020-08/A/User:The_other_Kiwix_guy/Landing
gollark: I suppose you could be uploading it to random filesharing website #1201275198 with some difficulty, but same principle.
gollark: How are you planning to upload 30GB of random content to Discord? How is anyone meant to LOOK THROUGH that?
gollark: Thus, no.
References
- Hance, William A. and Irene S. Van Dongen. "Lourenço Marques in Delagoa Bay." Economic Geography 33.3 (1957): 238–256.
- Wheeler, Douglas L. "Gungunyane the Negotiator: A Study in African Diplomacy." The Journal of African History 9.4 (1968): 585–602.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.