Chongoni
Chongoni is a densely forested highland reserve located in the Dedza District of Central Malawi, Malawi. Encompassing over 126 km² of rugged granite hills and valleys, it is internationally renowned for hosting the Chongoni Rock-Art Area, a UNESCO World Heritage site containing the richest and most concentrated collection of prehistoric and historic rock paintings in Central Africa.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 2,198 metres (7,211 feet)
- …is also known as “Chongoni Rock Art Area”
- Description: rock art in the Central Region of Malawi
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Latitude
-14.3784° or 14° 22′ 42″ south
Longitude
34.1744° or 34° 10′ 28″ east
Open location code
5GQPJ5CF+JQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Chongoni” goes by many names.
Chongoni-rotskunsgebiedAfrikaans
Չանգոնիի ժայռապատկերներArmenian
Arte rupestre de ChongoniAsturian
Çonqoni qaya təsvirləriAzerbaijani
ЧангоніBelarusian
Art rupestre de ChongoniCatalan
琼戈尼岩石艺术区Chinese
瓊戈尼岩石藝術區Chinese
ChongoniCroatian
ChongoniCzech
Chongoniområdets klippekunstDanish
ChongoniDutch
Rokarto de ChongoniEsperanto
ChongoniFinnish
Arte rupestre de ChongoniGalician
ჩონგონის კლდის მხატვრობაGeorgian
אתרי אמנות הסלע בצ’ונגוניHebrew
चोंगोनी पाषाण कला क्षेत्रHindi
Chongoni sziklarajzaiHungarian
Arte rupestre di ChongoniItalian
チョンゴニ・ロック‐アート地域Japanese
チョンゴニの岩絵地域Japanese
チョンゴニ岩石芸術地域Japanese
チョンゴニ森林保護区Japanese
ChongoniKotava
Čongonio uolų tapybos vietovėLithuanian
ChongoniMaltese
Żona tat-Tpittir fuq il-Blat ta‘ ChongoniMaltese
Chongoniområdets steinkunstNorwegian
Chongoniområdets steinkunstNorwegian Bokmål
ChongoniPolish
Наскальные изображения в ЧонгониRussian
Наскальные рисунки ЧонгониRussian
ChongoniSerbo-Croatian
Območje skalne umetnosti ChongoniSlovenian
ChongoniSwedish
Chongoni Kaya Sanatı BölgesiTurkish
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