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Kalemie

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kalemie , formerly Albertville , city (1984 pop. 73,528), Katanga province, SE Congo (Kinshasa), on Lake Tanganyika at the mouth of the Lukuga River. It is a commercial center and a rail-steamer transfer point, handling goods moving between the Congo and Tanzania. Manufactures include textiles and cement. The city was founded in 1892 by Belgians as a military post in their campaign against Arab traders. Author not available, KALEMIE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Albertville
Congo (Kinshasa): see Kalemie . Read more
Katanga
...connected by rail with the rest of Congo and with Angola and Zambia. There is also steamer service on Lake Tanganyika between Kalemie, in Katanga, and Kigoma, Tanzania. Copper has been mined and exported by the region's inhabitants for centuries. From the 17th... Read more

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