WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Asfour Crystal: World’s largest manufacturer and exporter of crystal
09-01-2021
(Worldkings.org) Nowadays, Asfour Crystal had expanded into 5 crystal factories that cover a total build-up area of more than 1.2 million square meters. The factories employ more than 28,000 craftsmen and women, and the company still stand at that status till today.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Kagem emerald mine: World’s single largest producer of emeralds
28-12-2020
(Worldkings.org) Kagem is an open-pit emerald mine. The operation currently runs to as much as 130 metres in depth (imagine the height of an +40 storied office block), is 1.5km in length and approximately 750 metres wide.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ: World's largest Oriental Orthodox church by area
11-11-2020
(Worldkings.org) It is the largest church in the Middle East, and the largest Oriental Orthodox church in the world by area. It is 144.5m long, 91.5 m wide and has a floor area of 7,500 m2.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Drakensberg: House world's largest collection of San rock art
27-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) Drakensberg houses the world's largest collection of San rock art. This portion of the Drakensberg has between 35,000 and 40,000 works of San rock art.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – National Museum of Sudan: House world's largest and most comprehensive Nubian archaeological collection
21-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) National Museum of Sudan houses the world's largest and most comprehensive Nubian archaeological collection, including objects from the Paleolithic through to the Islamic period originating from every site of importance in the Sudan.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Lake Volta: World's largest artificial reservoir based on surface area
11-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial reservoir based on surface area. It lies along the Greenwich meridian, and just six degrees of latitude north of the Equator.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Voortrekker Monument: Home to world's biggest marble frieze
04-08-2020
(Worldkings.org) Voortrekker Monument is home to the world's biggest marble frieze. The Voortrekker Monument is 40 metres high, with a base of 40 metres by 40 metres. The building shares architectural resemblance with European monuments such the Dôme des Invalides in France and the Völkerschlachtdenkmal in Germany but also contains African influences.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Matobo National Park: Contain world's densest population of leopards and black eagles
27-07-2020
(Worldkings.org) Matobo National Park contains the world's highest concentration of leopards and black eagles. Nearly one third of the world's 47 eagle species nest in the hills.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Lakes of Ounianga: World's only lake system with lakes varying in color
25-07-2020
(Worldkings.org) Lakes of Ounianga is the world's only lake system with lakes varying in color.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Great Man-Made River: World's largest underground network of pipes and aqueducts
07-07-2020
(Worldkings.org) Great Man-Made River is the world's largest underground network of pipes and aqueducts. It consists of more than 1,300 wells, most more than 500 m deep, and supplies 6,500,000 m3 of fresh water per day to the cities of Tripoli, Benghazi, Sirte and elsewhere.
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