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Lobamba. / 26.41667°S 31.16667°E / -26.41667; 31.16667. Lobamba is a city in Eswatini, and is one of the two capitals (along with Mbabane ), serving as the legislative, traditional, spiritual, seat of government of the Parliament of Eswatini, [6] and Ludzidzini Royal Village, the residence of Queen Ntfombi, the Queen Mother.
Mbabane ( / ˌʌmbɑːˈbɑːneɪ /; [1] Swazi: ÉMbábáne, IPA: [ɛ́ᵐbʱáɓánɛ]) is the most populous city in Eswatini (previously called Swaziland), and is one of the two capitals (along with Lobamba ), serving as the executive capital. It has an estimated population of 94,874 (2010). It is located on the Mbabane River and its ...
La Bamba (song) " La Bamba " ( pronounced [la ˈβamba]) is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". [1] The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a Top 40 hit on the U.S. charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine ′s list of the 500 Greatest ...
Eswatini. Eswatini ( / ˌɛswɑːˈtiːni / ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni] ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland ( / ˈswɑːzilænd / SWAH-zee-land) and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, [11] [12] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique ...
Ezulwini Valley. Ezulwini Valley is a valley of northwest Eswatini. Also known as "The Valley of Heaven", the valley lasts for about 30 kilometres, and is bounded to the east by the Mdzimba hills. [1] [2] The historical capital of Eswatini Lobamba is located in the valley, also known as the Royal Valley, a place of many legends of Swazi history.
Lobamba. Legislative capital ( parliament) and place of royal residence. Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur. Constitutional and legislative capital ( parliament ), seat of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Putrajaya. Administrative centre and judicial capital; variously referred to as the administrative capital [1] Netherlands.
Umhlanga [um̩ɬaːŋɡa], or Reed Dance ceremony, is an annual Swazi event that takes place at the end of August or at the beginning of September. [1] In Eswatini, tens of thousands of unmarried and childless Swazi girls and women travel from the various chiefdoms to the Ludzidzini Royal Village to participate in the eight-day event. [2]
The Matobo National Park forms the core of the Matobo or Matopos Hills, an area of granite kopjes and wooded valleys commencing some 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Bulawayo, southern Zimbabwe. The hills were formed over 2 billion years ago with granite being forced to the surface; it has eroded to produce smooth "whaleback dwalas" and broken ...