INHAMBANE  , a seaport of Portuguese See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa in 23° 50' S., 35° 25' E . The See also:

• TOWN

town, which enjoys a reputation for healthiness, is finely situated on the See also:

• BANK

bank of a See also:

• RIVER

river of the same name which empties into a See also:

• BAY

bay also called Inhambane . Next to See also:

• MOZAMBIQUE [Sao Sebastiao de Mocambique]

Mozambique Inhambane, which See also:

• DATES

dates from the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of the 16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, is architecturally the most important town in Portuguese East Africa . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief buildings are the fort, churches and See also:

• MOSQUE (through Fr. mosquie; Span. mezquila, from Arab. masjid, sajada, to adore)

mosque . The See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church is built with See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone and See also:

• MARBLE (from Lat. marmor, Gr. pApµapos, shining stone)

marble brought from See also:

• PORTUGAL

Portugal . The See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population, about 4000 in 1909, is of a See also:

• MOTLEY
• MOTLEY, JOHN LOTHROP (1814–1897)

motley See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character: Portuguese and other Europeans, See also:

• ARABS

Arabs, Banyans, See also:

• HALF

half-castes and negroes . Its See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce was formerly mostly in See also:

• IVORY (Fr. ivoire, Lat. ebur)
• IVORY, SIR JAMES (1765-1842)

ivory and slaves . In 1834 Inhambane was taken and all its inhabitants See also:

• SAVE, or SAVA (Ger. Sau; Hungarian Szdva; Lat. Savus)

save ten killed by a Zulu See also:

• HORDE

horde under Manikusa (see See also:

• GAZALAND

GAZALAND) . It was not until towards the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of the 19th century that the See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade of the town revived . The value of ex-ports and imports in 1907 was about £150,000 . The chief exports are See also:

• WAX

wax, See also:

• RUBBER, INDIARUBBER

rubber, mafureira and other nuts, mealies and See also:

• SUGAR

sugar . See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

Cotton goods and cheap wines (for See also:

• CONSUMPTION (Lat. consumere)

consumption by natives) are the principal imports .

The See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, about 9 m. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long by 5 wide, accommodates vessels See also:

• DRAWING

drawing 10 to 12 ft. of See also:

• WATER

water . The See also:

• DEPTH

depth of water over the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar varies from 17 to 28 ft., and large vessels See also:

• DISCHARGE (adapted from the O. Fr. discharge, modern decharge, from a med. Lat. discargare, to unload, dis- and earn care, to load, cf. " charge ")

discharge into and load from lighters . Inhambane is the natural See also:

• PORT

port for the extensive and fertile See also:

• DISTRICT

district between the See also:

• LIMPOPO, or CROCODILE

Limpopo and Sabi See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers . This region is the best recruiting ground for labourers in the See also:

• RAND

Rand See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold mines . See also:

• MINERAL

Mineral See also:

• OILS (adopted from the Fr. oile, mod. huile, Lat. oleum, olive oil)

oils have been found within a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short distance of the port .