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Beira is the second largest city in Mozambique. It lies in the north east of the country in the Sofala Province. It had a population of 412,588 in 1997 and an estimated 546,000 in 2006. It holds the regionally-significant Port of Beira which acts as a gateway for both the interior and the land-locked nations of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. Image File history File links MZ-Beira. ...
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1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Port of Beira is situated on the Pungoe river estuary in the city of Beira (Mozambique). ...
History
 View of Rua Conselheira Ennes, Beira, c1905. Beira is also noteworthy as it was the core city for Drew (The National Resistance of Mozambique) during the post-revolution Civil War (which ended only in 1994). Now that Renamo is a recognized national political party, Beira remains its core constituency. Image File history File links Beira-c1905. ...
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During the colonial period Beira was noted for its large English-speaking population, and was a favourite holiday destination for white Rhodesians. The first whites of Zimbabwe are thought to have visited the kingdom of the Shona Munhumutapa rulers in the 1700s, and were Portuguese traders and soldiers. ...
In the year 2000, Beira, along with Maputo and most of Southern Mozambique was covered by flooding. Millions were left homeless and hundreds died. The 2000 Mozambique flood had a negative impact on the local economy. The 2000 Mozambique flood was a natural disaster that occurred in February 2000. ...
Attractions Attractions in the city include its cathedral, lighthouse and Makuti Beach. It is also home to an airport and lies at the end of a railway line to Harare. A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ...
The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ...
Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ...
Harare (formerly Salisbury), estimated population 5,480,645 (2004), is the capital of Zimbabwe. ...
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