Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo
World Heritage
Angola
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Located on a plateau at 570 meters above sea level, the town of Mbanza Kongo was the political and spiritual capital of the Kingdom of Kongo, one of the largest states in southern Africa from the 14th to the 19th century. The historic area developed around the royal palace, customary courts and sacred trees, as well as royal funeral sites. When the Portuguese arrived in the 15th century, they added stone buildings built according to European methods and constructed with local materials to the existing urban agglomeration. Mbanza Kongo, more than anywhere else in sub-Saharan Africa, reflects the profound changes brought about by the introduction of Christianity and the Portuguese presence in Central Africa.
# Portuguese
# remains
# Kingdom of the Congo
# Introduction of Christianity
# Southern Africa
# Historical District
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| country | Cavallino-Treporti |
| coat of arms image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bras%C3%A3o%20de%20S%C3%A3o%20Salvador%20do%20Congo.png |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Hunan |
| executive body | M'Banza Kongo |
| official language | Hunan |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/09dl3s |
| Commons category | M'Banza Kongo |
| start time | 2015-04-16T00:00:00Z |
| coordinate location | Point(14.25 -6.266666666) |
| capital of | Hunan |
| heritage designation | Davos Wiesen railway station |
| elevation above sea level | 408 |
| area | 89.29 |
| World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kongocapital.jpg |
| media legend | Η πόλη το 1745 |
| population | 148000 |
| determination method | census |
| point in time | 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| start time | 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo |
| official name | Vestigios de Mbanza Kongo, capital del antiguo Reino del Kongo |
| official name | Mbanza Kongo, vestiges de la capitale de l’ancien Royaume du Kongo |
| official name | Mbanza Kongo, overblijfselen van de hoofdstad van het voormalige koninkrijk Kongo |
| volume as quantity | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| area | 0.622 |
| applies to part | buffer zone |