Doma Safari Hunting Camp
The place
Doma Safari Hunting Camp in Mashonaland West province, Karoi/Hurungwe sector (Doma Safari Area, Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe), at 1166 m altitude, Zambezi Valley plateau. Continuous cluster Zimbabwe (batches 340-375). Commercial hunting safari camp (Doma Safari Area, 8,000 km² professional hunting concession under the Wildlife-Based Land Reform Programme + Mashonaland West, Lake Kariba dam 128 km², built 1958, 4th largest artificial lake in the world by dam volume + Zambezi Valley, 1,390 km river to Victoria Falls, UNESCO 1989 + iconic wildlife, elephants Loxodonta africana, 100,000 individuals in Zimbabwe, 2nd in Africa + lion Panthera leo, Cecil, killed July 1, 2015 by Walter Palmer, a Minnesota dentist, in a trophy hunt that sparked worldwide controversy + black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis, 500 individuals + heritage of the Shona/Zezuru people (Bantu people, 10 million, Shona language, 70% of Zimbabwe's population + Great Zimbabwe, UNESCO 1986, stone architecture 11th-15th c., Mutapa kingdom Munhumutapa 15th-17th c., prehistoric capital + Robert Mugabe 1924-2019, independence April 18 1980, 40 years as a dictator, hyperinflation controversy, 231 million % in 2008).
The setting
Mashonaland W Karoi/Hurungwe Doma SA Zambezi Valley Zimbabwe 1166 m Zambezi Valley plateau, continuous cluster batches 340-375, hunting safari camp Doma SA 8,000 km² concession Wildlife-Based Land Reform + Kariba 128 km² 1958 4th world + Zambezi 1,390 km Victoria Falls UNESCO 1989 + elephants Loxodonta africana 100,000 ZW 2nd Africa + Cecil lion Panthera leo July 1 2015 Walter Palmer MN + black rhino Diceros bicornis 500, Shona/Zezuru Bantu 10 million Shona 70% ZW + Great Zimbabwe UNESCO 1986 stone 11th-15th c. Mutapa Munhumutapa 15th-17th c. + Mugabe 1924-2019 independence April 18 1980 40 years hyperinflation 231 million % 2008.
