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Photo: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.Test your knowledge on Eswatini, one of Africa's most culturally vibrant and geographically diverse nations. Discover its rich history, royal traditions, and stunning landscapes!
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King Sobhuza II reigned from 1899 to 1982, guiding his country from a British protectorate to full independence. During his long life, he married dozens of wives to secure alliances across the nation's clans, strengthening national unity.
Photo: The National Archives UK - Flickr account, Wikimedia Commons, OGL v1.0.
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While Mbabane is the administrative capital, Lobamba is the traditional, spiritual, and legislative powerhouse of the nation. It houses the parliament and the royal residence. Interestingly, it is also where the Queen Mother, the Ndlovukati, resides.
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Umhlanga is an annual festival where tens of thousands of young women gather to cut reeds and present them to the Queen Mother. The event is a vibrant display of traditional attire, singing, and dancing that lasts for several days.
Photo: Amada44, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Hlane Royal National Park is Eswatini's largest protected area. Hlane translates to 'wilderness' in the local language. Once a royal hunting ground, it is now home to lions, elephants and white rhinos, plus Africa's highest density of nesting white-backed vultures.
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sibebe Rock is a massive granite mountain about 10 km from Mbabane, and it is said to be the second-largest monolith in the world. Every year thousands of people hike to the top in a charity walk called the Sibebe Survivor, rewarded with sweeping views across the country.
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Malkerns Valley is a lush farming region famous for pineapples and the internationally renowned Swazi Candles workshop. These candles are crafted using a special millefiori technique where hard wax forms beautiful, colorful outer patterns.
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Emlembe rises to about 1,862 metres right on the border with South Africa, near the old mining town of Bulembu. It belongs to the Makhonjwa Mountains, whose rocks are more than three billion years old and among the oldest on Earth.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Richard E. Grant was born in Mbabane in 1957. He attended school in Eswatini before moving to South Africa and then Britain, eventually earning an Oscar nomination for Can You Ever Forgive Me. He remains proud of his Swazi heritage.
Photo: Greg2600, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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The Great Usutu River, also known as the Lusutfu, cuts through the center of Eswatini. It is a vital water source and a premier destination for adventurous white-water rafters tackling its dramatic gorges and rapids.
Photo: F H Mira, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Archeologists have dated the hematite mining at Ngwenya back at least 43,000 years. Ancient people mined red ochre here, which was used for body cosmetics and rock paintings long before modern industrial mining began.
Photo: Heather Dowd, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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