Zambia, whose capital is Lusaka, is a state on the East African Plateau. This country attracts tourists with its pristine nature: about twenty national parks, Victoria Falls, Maramba - a kind of ethnographic museum working in the open air, etc.
The capital of Zambia was built at the very beginning of the last century on the site of a very small village. It was decided that the main city of the country would become the cultural and industrial center of the state, whose economy was going through a period of recovery at that time. Lusaka, the layout of which suggested the availability of well-maintained neighborhoods of a European type, was named after one of the most popular tribal leaders.
In 1931, Lusaka was still the center of Northern Rhodesia - the British protectorate, and only in 1964, when Zambia was proclaimed an independent republic, it became the capital of this new state.
Over the years, the capital of Zambia has become the largest political center of the country, where very important events take place, such as presidential elections, national holidays, sporting events , etc. Today, Lusaka is in active construction, and therefore life in the city is literally boiling.
Here are a variety of religions and nationalities, including descendants of African ancient tribes. The currency of Zambia is equivalent to the pound of kwacha. The Zambian official language is English, although among themselves the population speaks ancient local dialects.
The capital of Zambia has a free layout. The most fashionable areas of the city are located on the southeast plateau. Its main street is Independence Avenue, on which the president’s residence with government offices is concentrated.
After independence, the capital of Zambia was enriched with new, European-style monumental buildings of the National Assembly, as well as State University, Theater, and the House of Conferences. The basement around the perimeter of the building of the National Assembly of Zambia is lined with large sheets of copper, embodying the symbol of the main wealth of this small African state.
Most of the residential buildings in the main city of the country are single-story. In the formerly European quarters, mansions were built mainly on vast green areas, while African quarters are striking in their homes with much more modest, in the vast majority - typical buildings.
Among the interesting historical and cultural institutions of Lusaka are the Museum of D. Livingstone - a missionary and traveler from England, an explorer of Africa, the discoverer of Victoria Falls. However, the capital of Zambia among tourists is famous for its other attraction - the noisy open market of Kamvala, which occupies several blocks of the territory and is very reminiscent of eastern noisy bazaars. The city also has an anthropological museum, a botanical garden and a village museum of local African life.