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Coordinates: 14°40′00″S 17°42′00″E / 14.66667°S 17.70000°E / -14.66667; 17.70000
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Menongue
Menongue is located in Angola
Menongue
Menongue
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 14°40′S 17°42′E / 14.667°S 17.700°E / -14.667; 17.700
Country Angola
ProvinceCuando Cubango Province
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Menongue is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola.[1]

It is the terminus of the southern railway from Namibe.[2]

After independence in 1975, MiG 23 aircraft from the nearby airbase launched air strikes against the SADF during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale (1987-1988), a battle of the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002).

References

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  1. ^ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia Britannica [1] Menongue Retrieved Octuber 10, 2011.

14°40′00″S 17°42′00″E / 14.66667°S 17.70000°E / -14.66667; 17.70000