Cashel, Zimbabwe
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Cashel is a village in the province of Manicaland
, Zimbabwe
located near the Mozambique
border just north of the Chimanimani mountains
. Forestry
, banana
s, wheat
and other cash crops are grown in the area. It was originally called Penkridge but was changed to Cashel in 1957
Manicaland
Manicaland is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of and a population of approximately 1.6 million . Mutare is the capital of the province. -Background:...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
located near the Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
border just north of the Chimanimani mountains
Chimanimani, Zimbabwe
Chimanimani is a mountainous area in the province of Manicaland, eastern Zimbabwe. The region is distinguished by large peaks,carved from a rifted quartzite block, the highest reaching to 2440 m and stretching for some 50 km , forming the border with Mozambique...
. Forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
, banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
s, wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
and other cash crops are grown in the area. It was originally called Penkridge but was changed to Cashel in 1957