| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| |
| Kalemie |
| |
| |
(käl ´m ) (KEY) , formerly Albertville (älb rvl´) (KEY) , city (1984 pop. 73,528), Katanga province, SE Congo (Kinshasa), on Lake Tanganyika at the mouth of the Lukuga River. It is a commercial center and a rail-steamer transfer point, handling goods moving between the Congo and Tanzania. Manufactures include textiles and cement. The city was founded in 1892 by Belgians as a military post in their campaign against Arab traders. |
| |
| | | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright © 2007 Columbia University Press. |
|
|
