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Kakoma Destination Guide
Discover Kakoma in Zimbabwe
Kakoma in the region of Mashonaland West is a place located in Zimbabwe - some 136 mi or ( 220 km ) North-West of Harare , the country's capital .
Local time in Kakoma is now 11:09 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Harare " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mutare, Harare, Gweru, Chinhoyi, and Bulawayo. When in this area, you might want to check out Mutare . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kakoma ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Air Rhodesia Flight 827
Air Rhodesia Flight 827, the Umniati, was a scheduled flight RH827 between Kariba and Salisbury that was shot down on 12 February 1979 by Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) guerrillas using a Strela 2 missile soon after take-off. The circumstances were very similar to that of Air Rhodesia Flight 825 five months earlier.
Located at -16.42 29.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Chitake River
The Chitake River flows through the Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, and has its source in the Zambezi Escarpment. The source is a perennial spring at the foothills, which flows for 1 kilometre within the canyon walls. The river discharges into the Rukomechi River. There is a major fossil site on the Chitake River, where large numbers of Syntarsus rhodesiensis have been found. Source: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:16|10|30|S|29|35|13|E| | |name= }} Mouth:
Located at -16.17 29.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.