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City in Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Ndola is a large city in the Copperbelt of northern Zambia, 10 km from the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. With a population in 2023 of 587,716, Ndola is all about mining. It powered the Zambian economy until the 1970s, then the price of copper crashed while oil prices soared, and Zambia sank under huge debts. The city has diversified into limestone, and from 2005 the price of copper recovered, but with little visible benefit to Ndola.
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Site of the plane crash that killed former UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961. There's a garden and a small museum dedicated to his life and the role of the UN.
Exhibits on local mining industry, bird species, and ethnography. (For Non Zambian Residents not worth it).
Pizza and pasta
Wash the food down with a cold beer or some matured wine.
Uptown modern restaurant offering a wide variety of succulent cuisines.
Coffeeshop next door to Michaelangelo's (run by the same owners).
It has 30 rooms. twin/double/semi suite/family room. free breakfast. cash only.
single/double/. with self contained and non self contanined bathroom. free wifi, bar, 24/7 security staff. no free breakfast.
single/double rooms with own bathroom.
single/double room with own bathroom.
single/double rooms with own bathroom.
Has a Visa and MasterCard ATM.
Has a Visa and MasterCard ATM.
Has a Pick N pay supermarket and many more stores and fastfood chains.
Large Shoprite supermarket, fastfood' chains, phone shops.
Has a Mastercard, Visa card, ATM.
Has a Mastercard, Visa card, ATM.
Has a larger Choppies supermarket and other stores.
By bus or car
Ndola is about a 4- to 5-hour drive from Lusaka on a well paved road. Many buses run from Lusaka to Ndola.
By train
Operated by Zambia Railways, the once-weekly Zambezi train runs from Livingstone (22 hours) via Lusaka (12 hours). Ndola railway station is located norteast of downtown.
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