Kambambe Fortress
The Fortress of Kambambe is a historic stronghold built by the Portuguese Empire on the east bank of the Cuanza River in Cambambe, Province of Cuanza Norte Province, Angola.- Type: Fort
- Description: building in Angola
- Also known as: “Fortress of Kambambe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cambambe Hydroelectric Power Plant I.
Cambambe Hydroelectric Power Plant I
Power station
The Cambambe Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant across the Kwanza River at the border between Cuanza Norte Province and Bengo Province in Angola. Cambambe Hydroelectric Power Plant I is situated 1 km southwest of Kambambe Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambambe and Dondo.
Cambambe
Village
Cambambe is a municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola. It is the site of a hydroelectric dam on the Cuanza River. Cambambe also contains ruins from the 17th-century Portuguese settlement of the area, including the Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario and the Fortress of Kambambe.
Dondo
Town
Photo: L.Willms, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dondo is a town, with a population of 64,643, and a commune in the municipality of Cambambe, province of Cuanza Norte, Angola. Dondo is situated 10 km northwest of Kambambe Fortress.
Kambambe Fortress
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cuanza Norte Province, Angola, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-9.74246° or 9° 44′ 33″ southLongitude
14.48717° or 14° 29′ 14″ eastOpen location code
6F2P7F5P+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 569561153OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q5472742
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Kambambe Fortress” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Крэпасць Камбамбе”
- Belarusian: “крэпасьць Камбамбэ”
- Belarusian: “Крэпасьць Камбамбэ”
- Dutch: “Kambambe Fort”
- French: “Forteresse de Kambambe”
- German: “Festung Kambambe”
- Italian: “Fortezza Kambambe”
- Polish: “Twierdza Kambambe”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Cambambe”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Kambambe”
- Russian: “Крепость Камбамбе”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Kambambe”
- Swedish: “Kambambes fästning”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Камбамбе”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Igreja Nossa Senhora de Rosário and Cambambe Hydroelectric Power Plant II.
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