Cahora Bassa
Lake and dam in Tete & Cahora Bassa
Hero image: Cahora Bassa dam — EmjayE2 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Cahora Bassa is the dam and lake on the Zambezi River upstream of Tete, one of the largest artificial lakes in Africa.
Songo, beside the dam, is the usual base, and the lake is known for fishing trips.
Cahora Bassa at a glance
- Region
- Tete & Cahora Bassa
- Type
- Lake and dam
- Regional gateway
- Tete airport (TET); Songo
Nearby destinations
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- Tete & Cahora Bassa: the regional guide
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