Sites and monuments in Botswana

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Botswana's most popular landmarks range from a group of large baobab trees to giant-size footprints fossilized in the rock. Other natural attractions include expanses of salt flats, the Kalahari Desert and some very beautiful mountains.

Monument identifier	Description	Date in gazette as monument	Original function	Built	Location	Address	Comment	Coordinates	Image
	Mamuno Monument a.k.a. Kangumene Rock Engravings	2006[1]	Three rock engraving sites, with art works and engravings		750 metres (2,460 ft) from the international border post at Mamuno	Ghanzi District	There are footprints, geometrical designs and weapons. The art found at the Mamuno sites is distinct from the Shamanistic form found in eastern Botswana.	22°16′53″S 20°00′28″E / 22.281250°S 20.007680°E / -22.281250; 20.007680 (SL. No.)	Upload Photo
	Gcwihaba Caves a.k.a. Rotsky's Caves		The caves are imbued with myth, legend and spiritual significance for local communities, which also use them for income generating activities.		North West Botswana in the Ngamiland District.[2]			20°01′23″S 21°21′19″E / 20.0230°S 21.3552°E / -20.0230; 21.3552 (SL. No.)	Upload Photo
	Domboshaba		It was occupied towards the end of the Great Zimbabwe period (1250-1450AD). It was a regional centre in the Khami phase (1450-1690AD)		Northeast District			20°40′00″S 27°25′00″E / 20.6667°S 27.4167°E / -20.6667; 27.4167 (SL. No.)
	Old Palapye		Has the remains of the Ngwato capital, which was established there in 1889, during the reign of the famous Kgosi Khama III		Tswapong area in Eastern Botswana.		It was one of the largest towns in Southern Africa in 1889, with about 30000 inhabitants	22°34′00″S 27°18′00″E / 22.5667°S 27.3000°E / -22.5667; 27.3000 (SL. No.)	Upload Photo
	Kolobeng		One of the early churches and formal schools in Botswana		Kweneng District		First western medical doctor practiced here	24°39′16″S 25°39′55″E / 24.6544°S 25.6654°E / -24.6544; 25.6654 (SL. No.)	Upload Photo
	Majojo		Residence of a chief or "Kgosi", between 1300-1650AD		Central District.				Upload Photo
	Matsieng a.k.a. Creation Sites				Kgatleng District, near Rasesa village				Upload Photo
	Tsodilo Hills				NorthWest		There are certain myths revolving around the history of these hills.		Upload Photo

• Thebe, Phenyo Churchill (2011). "Contract Archaeology in Botswana: The Case of the Botswana Development Corporation Lodge Project at Mamuno". Botswana Notes and Records. 43: 151–164. JSTOR 23237963. Retrieved 26 September 2020.