Cuando Cubango Province

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Cuando Cubango Province is a sparsely populated, remote region in southeastern Angola that was a major battleground and strategic stronghold during the Angolan Civil War.

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Cuando Cubango Province canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
battle
city
civil war
province
town
borderCountry Botswana
Namibia
Zambia
borderFeature Okavango Basin
linked to: Okavango Delta
borderProvince Bié Province
Cunene Province
Huíla Province
Moxico Province
capital Menongue
climate tropical savanna climate
conflict Angolan Civil War
Angolan Civil War
continent Africa
country Angola
Angola
Angola
Angola
economicActivity cattle herding
subsistence agriculture
formerName Kuando Kubango
hasRiver Cuando River
Cubango River
linked to: Cuito River
hasSettlement Cuito Cuanavale
historicalEvent Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
historicalRole major battleground during the Angolan Civil War
strategic stronghold during the Angolan Civil War
languageUsed Portuguese
locatedIn Cuando Cubango Province
Cuando Cubango Province
Cuando Cubango Province
southeastern Angola
southern Africa
linked to: Southern Africa
namedAfter Cuando River
Cubango River
linked to: Cuito River
partOf Angola
Angolan highlands region
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
regionCharacteristic remote
terrain savanna
woodland
timeZone West Africa Time
utcOffset +1

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Angolan Civil War location Cuando Cubango Province
Menongue locatedIn Cuando Cubango Province
subject linked to: Cuando Cubango Province
Cuito Cuanavale locatedIn Cuando Cubango Province
subject linked to: Cuando Cubango Province
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale locatedIn Cuando Cubango Province
subject linked to: Cuando Cubango Province
Moxico Province borderProvince Cuando Cubango Province
Kwando flowsThrough Cuando Cubango Province
South Mbundu hasNativeSpeakersIn Cuando Cubango Province
Kwando River flowsThrough Cuando Cubango Province