Makono

Makono
Town
Makono is located in Zambia
Makono
Makono
Location in Zambia
Coordinates: 15°08′S 22°57′E / 15.133°S 22.950°E / -15.133; 22.950: 427 
Country Zambia
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictKalabo District
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Makono is a settlement in Western Province, Zambia.: 427  It is home to the grave of Mbuyu, a female ancestress from whom all Litunga of Barotseland are held to have descended. Special rites are performed at Makono during a new Litunga's installation ritual.: 96–7 

References

  1. 1 2 Strenger, Thomas J. (1983). Gazetteer of Zambia: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency.
  2. ↑ Mainga, Mutumba (1972). "A History of Lozi Religion to the End of the Nineteenth Century". The Historical Study of African Religion. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02206-5.