Eastern Highlands

The Eastern Highlands, also known as the Manica Highlands, is a mountain range on the border of and . The Eastern Highlands extend north and south for about 300 kilometres through Zimbabwe's and Mozambique's Manica Province.
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is the third-largest city in , with a population of 225,000 in 2022, and a total of 500,000 people in the wider metropolitan area. is a hub for trade in eastern Zimbabwe, with railway links, pipeline transport and highways linking the coast with Harare and Zimbabwe's interior.

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The or Vumba Mountains are located in the Eastern Highlands of , about 10 km southeast of .

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is in the Eastern Highlands of . It contains the highest land in Zimbabwe, with green hills and perennial rivers. Mount Nyangani, the highest point in Zimbabwe, lies in the centre of the park and Mutarazi Falls, Zimbabwe's highest waterfall, is in the south of the park.

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is in Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe.

Eastern Highlands

Latitude of center
-18.723° or 18° 43′ 23″ south
Longitude of center
32.842° or 32° 50′ 31″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q1278183
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Eastern Highlands” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المرتفعات الشرقية”
  • Chinese: “东津巴布韦高地”
  • Chinese: “非洲東部高地”
  • Chinese: “高地大區”
  • Czech: “Východní vysočina”
  • Dutch: “Eastern Highlands”
  • French: “plateau de Manica”
  • French: “Plateau de Manica”
  • French: “Plateau oriental”
  • German: “Eastern Highlands (Ostafrika)”
  • German: “Eastern Highlands”
  • Hausa: “Tsaunukan Gabas”
  • Hebrew: “רמת מניקה”
  • Indonesian: “Dataran Tinggi Timur”
  • Italian: “Altopiani orientali dello Zimbabwe”
  • Italian: “Mosaico montano di foreste-praterie dello Zimbabwe orientale”
  • Ladin: “Eastern Highlands (Africa de l’est)”
  • Ladin: “Eastern Highlands”
  • Lithuanian: “Rytinės Aukštumos”
  • Lithuanian: “Rytų aukštumos”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Det austafrikanske høglandet”
  • Russian: “Восточное высокогорье”
  • Russian: “Восточное нагорье”
  • Serbian: “Источне планине Зимбабвеа”
  • Slovenian: “Vzhodno višavje, Zimbabve”
  • Spanish: “Tierras Altas Orientales (África)”
  • Spanish: “Tierras Altas Orientales”
  • Swahili: “Nyanda za Juu za Mashariki”
  • Swedish: “Eastern Highlands (berg)”
  • Swedish: “Eastern Highlands”
  • Ukrainian: “Східне нагір’я”
  • Venetian: “Altopiani orientałi del Zimbabwe”

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