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Luangwa, river, c.500 mi (800 km) long, S Africa. It rises in NE Zambia, near the Malawi border, and joins the Zambezi River. In the river valley lies Luangwa National Park, a former game reserve in NE Zambia. The c.6000 sq mi (15,500 sq km) park has an abundance of wildlife, including elephants, zebras, vervet monkeys, leopards, lions, hippopotamuses, hyenas, giraffes, and cheetahs, as well as a variety of birds.
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Luangwa may refer to:
- Luangwa River, the major river of eastern Zambia;
- the Luangwa Valley, a rift valley branch of the Great Rift Valley, named after the Luangwa River flowing in it;
- Luangwa River (Mporokoso), a tributary of the Kalungwishi River in Mporokoso District, Zambia;
- Luangwa, a town in Zambia at the confluence of the Luangwa and Zambezi Rivers, and previously called Feira;
- Luangwa District of eastern Lusaka Province, Zambia, of which Luangwa town is the headquarters;
- South Luangwa National Park
- North Luangwa National Park
- Luangwa - a genus of the cynodont (mammal-like "reptiles") clade
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