A triple border , tripoint , trijunction , triple point , or tri-border area is a geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or subnational entities meet. There are 175 international tripoints as of 2020. Nearly half are situated in rivers, lakes or seas. On dry land, the exact tripoints may be indicated by markers or pillars, and occasionally by larger monuments.
27-467: Linyanti may refer to: Linyanti, a settlement in the Zambezi Region of Namibia Linyanti Combined School Linyanti Constituency Linyanti River Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Linyanti . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
54-529: A Bantu-speaking ethnic group native to southern Africa . They consist of several tribes, including the Bafwe , Bambukushu , Basubia , Batotela , and Bayeyi , each with its own dialect and traditional authority . These tribes share the same Lozi culture and traditions. Silozi serves as the standard language that unifies them and is widely used in educational materials, media such as television and radio, and government communications. Additionally, Silozi plays
81-711: A considerable barrier to navigation on the Zambezi. During World War I , the Caprivi Strip again came under British rule and was governed as part of Bechuanaland but it received little attention and became known as a lawless frontier. The region became of geopolitical importance during the 1980s when it was used as a jumping off point and re-supply route for South African support for the UNITA movement in Angola . Caprivi Region became one of Namibia's thirteen regions when
108-616: A crucial role in preserving and promoting cultural heritage, serving as a common medium for cultural practices and ceremonies. Additionally, there is a population of San , specifically the Khwe people , residing in Bwabwata in the western part of the region. According to the 2012 Namibia Labour Force Survey, unemployment in the Zambezi Region is 28.0%. Zambezi has 102 schools with a total of 39,808 pupils. Bwabwata National Park
135-547: Is 6,100 square kilometres (2,400 sq mi) and extends for about 180 km (110 mi) from the Kavango River in the west to the Kwando River in the east. Deciduous woodlands are dominated by trees such as wild seringa , copalwood and Zambezi teak . While the park is sanctuary to 35 large and numerous small game species, visitors are not likely to see many of these animals, as vehicles are restricted to
162-664: Is a with the Kavango East Region in the west. The Namibia-Zambia-Botswana tripoint lies less than 100 metres from the Zimbabwe border – causing Namibia sometimes erroneously thought to border Zimbabwe. The Zambezi Region is home to 450 animal species, including elephants, making the Zambezi Region a popular spot for game-watching. Wildlife is safeguarded by several national parks : Bwabwata National Park , Nkasa Rupara National Park (formerly Mamili National Park), and Mudumu National Park . Animals move freely across
189-440: Is home to small populations of sitatunga and red lechwe while spotted neck otter , hippo and crocodile inhabit the waterways. Animals to be encountered are elephant , buffalo , roan , sable , kudu , impala , oribi , zebra , wild dog as well as some 430 species of birds. The Namibian Wetland Route , established in 2005, is a local tourism association of businesses along a route from Divundu to Impalila . Until
216-603: The 2020 regional election SWAPO still had the vast majority of votes (45.4%) but lost four of the eight constituencies, three to independent candidates and one to the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020. The Zambezi Region can be classified as a tropical area, with high temperatures and high rainfall during the December-to-March rainy season , making it
243-717: The Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty . The German motivation behind the swap was to acquire a strip of land linking German South West Africa with the Zambezi River , providing easy access to Tanganyika (Tanzania) and an outlet to the Indian Ocean . Unfortunately for the Germans, the British colonisation of Rhodesia ( Zimbabwe and Zambia ) stopped them well upstream of Victoria Falls , which proved
270-468: The South Pole in a point of elevenfold complexity, though this is an example of points subject to dispute . International tripoints include: Some historic tripoints: While the exact line of an international border is normally fixed by a bilateral treaty, the position of the tripoints may need to be settled by a trilateral agreement. For example, China, Russia, and Mongolia have set the position of
297-508: The territorial waters ), and the same goes for countries with their only neighbour country, such as Portugal or Lesotho . Landlocked countries also have international tripoints. Likewise, the United States with two neighbouring countries has no international tripoints; however, it has a number of state tripoints as well as one point where four states meet . Indonesia has no international tripoints, just like Australia, Japan and
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#1732776393991324-580: The 2023 census. The region comprises eight electoral constituencies : Electorally, Zambezi is consistently dominated by the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). In the 2004 regional election for the National Assembly of Namibia , SWAPO won all constituencies, and mostly by a landslide. In the 2015 regional elections SWAPO won in all eight constituencies and obtained 77.5% of all votes ( 2010 : 80%). In
351-507: The 320 km (120 sq mi) national park are Nkasa and Lupala , two large islands in the Kwando/Linyati river. During the dry season the islands can be reached by road but after the rains 80% of the area becomes flooded, cutting them off from the mainland. Mudumu National Park is a vast 1,000 km (390 sq mi) expanse of dense savannah and mopane woodland with the Kwando River at its western border. The park
378-580: The British acquired Zanzibar and Germany acquired the territory which became known as the Caprivi Strip . Caprivi was named after German Chancellor Leo von Caprivi , who negotiated the land in an 1890 exchange with the United Kingdom . Leo von Caprivi arranged for the Caprivi strip to be annexed to German South West Africa in order to give Germany access to the Zambezi River as part of
405-517: The United States. Canada , as well, which has a maritime border with two other countries, has no international tripoints; however, it has five tripoints on land where the boundaries of provinces and territories meet, and one quadripoint where four provinces and territories meet . Japan has multiple prefectural tripoints; it also has prefectural quadripoints. In addition to the United States, Canada and Indonesia, Australia also has tripoints where
432-449: The Zambezi town of Schuckmannsburg was also changed to Luhonono as part of the same process. The renaming was not without controversy, however. The group Concerned Caprivians (or Caprivi Concerned Group) released a press statement expressing concern over the name change as well as Delimitation Commission boundary and constituency demarcation changes. Caprivi African National Union (CANU) party secretary general Robert Sililo argued that
459-424: The boundaries of states meet. Border junctions (or "multiple points" or "multipoints" as they are also sometimes called) are most commonly threefold. There are also a number of quadripoints , and a handful of fivefold points, as well as unique examples of sixfold, sevenfold, and eightfold points (see quadripoint § Multipoints of greater numerical complexity ). The territorial claims of six countries converge at
486-538: The country gained independence in 1990. In August 2013, following a recommendation of the fourth Delimitation Commission for the Electoral Commission of Namibia, the Caprivi Region was renamed the Zambezi Region in a step to eliminate names of colonial administrators from Namibia's maps. Alternative proposals for the region's name had included Iyambezi, Linyandi, Itenge, and others. The name of
513-675: The end of the 19th century, the area was known as Itenge , and it was under the rule of the Lozi kings. In the late 19th century the strip of land was administered as part of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland (Botswana). The German Empire in 1890 laid claim to the British-administered island of Zanzibar ; Britain objected and the dispute was settled at the Berlin Conference later that year. On 1 July 1890,
540-439: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linyanti&oldid=1250772550 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zambezi Region The Zambezi Region is one of Namibia 's fourteen regions , situated in
567-783: The more neighbours a country has, the more international tripoints that country has. China with 16 international tripoints and Russia with 11 to 14 lead the list of states by number of international tripoints. Other countries, like Brazil , India , and Algeria , have several international tripoints. Argentina has four international tripoints. South Africa , Pakistan and Nigeria have three international tripoints while Bangladesh and Mexico have only one. Within Europe, landlocked Austria has nine tripoints, among them two with Switzerland and Liechtenstein . Island countries , such as Japan and Australia , have no international tripoints (some, like Bahrain and Singapore , have tripoints in
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#1732776393991594-429: The north-eastern part of the country along the Zambezi River where it gets its name from. The region's capital is the town of Katima Mulilo . The Katima Mulilo Airport is 18 kilometres south-west of the town, while the village of Bukalo is located 43 kilometres south-east of Katima Mulilo. Formerly known as the Caprivi Region until 2013, it has eight electoral constituencies and a population of 142,373 according to
621-442: The renaming was motivated by a desire to dilute Caprivian identity and history. A statement from Concerned Caprivians read, "the name change from Caprivi to Zambezi is destined to destroy our identity and history as a symbol of renaissance, the dilution of political foundations in the identity of CANU party". 17°30′S 24°16′E / 17.500°S 24.267°E / -17.500; 24.267 Tripoint Usually,
648-513: The road between Kavango and Eastern Zambezi. Animals likely to be seen are elephant, roan and kudu. Buffalo occur towards the west. As many as 339 bird species have been recorded in the west of the Zambezi Region. The wild and little visited Nkasa Rupara National Park (formerly Mamili National Park) is Namibia's equivalent of the Okavango Delta , a watery wonderland of wildlife rich islands, river channels and wetlands. The focal points of
675-628: The two relevant tripoints (the junction points of the China–Russia border , the Mongolia–Russia border , and the China–Mongolia border ) by the trilateral agreement signed in Ulaanbaatar on January 27, 1994. The agreement specified that a marker was to be erected at the eastern tripoint, called Tarvagan Dakh (Tarbagan Dakha), but that no marker would be erected at the western tripoint (which
702-465: The unmarked border into Botswana , where Chobe National Park is situated. The region is also renowned for bird-watching , hosting almost 70 percent of Namibia's recorded bird species. The Zambezi Region's population of 142,373 constitutes approximately 4.71% of Namibia's total population. The region is predominantly inhabited by subsistence farmers who rely on the Zambezi, Kwando, Linyanti, and Chobe Rivers for their livelihoods. The Lozi people are
729-723: The wettest region in Namibia. The terrain mostly consists of swamps , floodplains , wetlands and woodland . In addition to the Zambezi River, the region also holds the Kwando River , which marks the border with Botswana. Tributaries include the Linyanti and the Chobe. The Kwando meets the Zambezi in the far east of the region. The Zambezi Region is almost entirely bordered by foreign countries. Its only domestic border
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