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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Angola

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Angola

Updated May 24, 2023

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Cemitério de navios - The Ship Cemetery

Panguila, Angola

Cemitério de Navios (The Ship Cemetery)

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.
War Remnants of  ‘Operation Protea’

Xangongo, Angola

War Remnants of 'Operation Protea'

The abandoned tanks along this highway are all that remain of a deadly conflict.
The Iron Palace

Luanda, Angola

The Iron Palace

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?
Miradouro da Lua

Belas, Angola

Miradouro da Lua (Viewpoint of the Moon)

This striking otherworldly landscape outside Angola's capital city is the product of millions of years of erosion.
Quedas de Calandula

Calandula, Angola

Quedas de Calandula

This horseshoe-shaped waterfall is the second-largest on the African continent.

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Ilha dos Tigres

In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.
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Stories About Angola

Queen Njinga Mbandi rides into battle against the Portuguese, as illustrated by Pat Masioni for UNESCO’s series on women in African history.

Meet Caterina Sforza and Other Warrior Queens History Forgot

From Italy’s fortress-seizing countess to Angola’s battle-hardened Queen Njinga, these women didn’t back down from a fight.
by Sarah Durn
January 26, 2023
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

Puzzle Monday: A Divine Script From the Congo

by Alex Bellos
September 12, 2022
The Black griffin-riding Queen Calafia is the fierce namesake of California.

6 Epic Female Warriors You Don’t Want to Mess With

From California’s mythic warrior queen to the swole women of Sparta to female hunters in ancient Peru.
by Sarah Durn
March 30, 2022
GPS collars helped scientists track the animals.

One Biologist’s 20-Year Mission to Save Angola’s Giant Sable

The curly-horned antelope is hanging in there—sometimes from a helicopter.
by Ashley Stimpson
June 8, 2021
The river-based expedition team on the Cubango River.

In Angola, Conservationists Make the Case for a Massive New National Park

Newly stable countries are hotspots for wilderness protection.
by Dan Nosowitz
January 15, 2019
The desert landscape is varied—and often foggy.

The Secret World Inside Tiny Fog Droplets

From the Namib Desert to Maine, fog is teeming with life.
by Jessica Leigh Hester
August 30, 2018
Nzinga Mbandi as illustrated by Pat Masioni for UNESCO’s series on women in African history.

Portuguese Slave Traders Were No Match for Angolan Queen Nzinga Mbandi

The warrior queen fought colonizers for decades.
by Urvija Banerji
June 9, 2016

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