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The city was developed between the late 1960s and early 1970s in preparation for its new role as the national capital, which it assumed in 1975 when it replaced the former colonial capital, <a href=\"https:\/\/africawildtruck.com\/en\/attrazioni\/zomba\/\">Zomba<\/a>. Although its urban development is relatively recent, Lilongwe retains many of the <strong>characteristics<\/strong> of a <strong>traditional African settlement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a lively and <strong>sprawling city<\/strong>. Its older district is centred around a <strong>bustling market<\/strong>, where countless stalls sell everything from cooking pots and bicycle spare parts to dried fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lilongwe is also rich in <strong>green spaces and cultural attractions<\/strong>. Located in central Malawi on the banks of the Lilongwe River, the city is home to the <strong>Lilongwe Wildlife Centre<\/strong>, which provides refuge and <strong>rehabilitation for injured and rescued wild animals. <\/strong>Not far from the city lies the <strong>Chongoni Rock Art Area<\/strong>, a <strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong> featuring more than 127 locations where visitors can admire <strong>ancient rock paintings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malawi&#8217;s capital and largest city, full of life, green spaces and cultural attractions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1740,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2008","attrazioni","type-attrazioni","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lilongwe, the modern capital of Malawi | Africa Wild Truck<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lilongwe is Malawi&#039;s capital and largest city, a lively destination rich in green spaces, culture and local life. 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