Chongoni

Chongoni is a densely forested highland reserve located in the Dedza District of , . 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.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: rock art in the Central Region of Malawi
  • Also known as: “Chongoni Rock Art Area”, “チョンゴニ・ロック‐アート地域”, “チョンゴニ岩石芸術地域”, and “チョンゴニ森林保護区”

Chongoni

Latitude
-14.3784° or 14° 22′ 42″ south
Longitude
34.1744° or 34° 10′ 28″ east
Open location code
5GQPJ5CF+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3419961650
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q832262
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Chongoni” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Chongoni-rotskunsgebied”
  • Armenian: “Չանգոնիի ժայռապատկերներ”
  • Asturian: “Arte rupestre de Chongoni”
  • Azerbaijani: “Çonqoni qaya təsvirləri”
  • Belarusian: “Чангоні”
  • Catalan: “Art rupestre de Chongoni”
  • Chinese: “琼戈尼岩石艺术区”
  • Chinese: “瓊戈尼岩石藝術區”
  • Croatian: “Chongoni”
  • Czech: “Chongoni”
  • Danish: “Chongoniområdets klippekunst”
  • Dutch: “Chongoni”
  • Esperanto: “Rokarto de Chongoni”
  • Finnish: “Chongoni”
  • French: “Art rupestre de Chongoni”
  • French: “Art Rupestre de Chongoni”
  • Galician: “Arte rupestre de Chongoni”
  • Georgian: “ჩონგონის კლდის მხატვრობა”
  • German: “Chongoni”
  • Hebrew: “אתרי אמנות הסלע בצ’ונגוני”
  • Hindi: “चोंगोनी पाषाण कला क्षेत्र”
  • Hungarian: “Chongoni sziklarajzai”
  • Italian: “Arte rupestre di Chongoni”
  • Japanese: “チョンゴニの岩絵地域”
  • Kotava: “Chongoni”
  • Lithuanian: “Čongonio uolų tapybos vietovė”
  • Maltese: “Żona tat-Tpittir fuq il-Blat ta‘ Chongoni”
  • Maltese: “Żona tat-Tpittir fuq il-Blat ta’ Chongoni”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chongoniområdets steinkunst”
  • Norwegian: “Chongoniområdets steinkunst”
  • Polish: “Chongoni”
  • Portuguese: “Arte rupestre de Chongoni”
  • Russian: “Наскальные изображения в Чонгони”
  • Russian: “Наскальные рисунки Чонгони”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chongoni”
  • Slovenian: “Območje skalne umetnosti Chongoni”
  • Spanish: “Arte rupestre de Chongoni”
  • Swedish: “Chongoni”
  • Turkish: “Chongoni Kaya Sanatı Bölgesi”

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