Cuito Cuanavale

Cuito Cuanavale, occasionally spelt Kuito Kuanavale or Kwito Kwanavale, is a municipality in province in Angola. The area around the town was the scene of heavy fighting during various campaigns during the Angolan Civil War and the South African Border War, with the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale from 1987 to 1988 being the largest land battle in Africa since World War II.
Wikipedia
  • Town with 49,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,229 metres (4,032 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code CTI
  • Description: municipality of Angola
  • Also known as
    “Cuite Cuanavale”
    “Kwito Kwanavale”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cuito Cuanavale Airport.
is an airport serving Cuito Cuanavale in Cuando Cubango Province, Angola.

Cuito Cuanavale

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Latitude
-15.16303° or 15° 9′ 47″ south
Longitude
19.17274° or 19° 10′ 22″ east
UN/LOCODE
AO CTI
Open location code
5FPXR5PF+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 669003924
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3349149
Wiki­data ID
Q899515

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Cuito Cuanavale” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيتو كوانافال”
  • Catalan: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Cebuano: “Município Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Chinese: “奎托夸納瓦萊”
  • Chinese: “奎托夸纳瓦莱”
  • Chinese: “奎托誇納瓦萊”
  • Dagbani: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Dutch: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • French: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • French: “Kuanavale”
  • German: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Greek: “Κουίτο Κουαναβάλε”
  • Hungarian: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Italian: “Kuito Kuanavale”
  • Japanese: “クイト・クアナヴァレ”
  • Japanese: “クイト・クアナバリ”
  • Malay: “Kuito Kuanavale”
  • Persian: “کویتو کواناوال”
  • Polish: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Portuguese: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Portuguese: “Cuíto Cuanavale”
  • Portuguese: “Cuito Kuanavale”
  • Portuguese: “Kuanavale”
  • Russian: “Битва при Куито-Куанавале”
  • Russian: “Квито-Кванавале”
  • Russian: “Куито-Куанавале”
  • Spanish: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Swahili: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Swedish: “Município Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Ukrainian: “Квіто Кванавале”
  • Uzbek: “Cuito Cuanavale”
  • Zulu: “Cuito Cuanavale”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hospital Municipal do Cuito Cuanavale and Memorial of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale.

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