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Lubumbashi: Travel guide, prices and free housing · 2026

Lubumbashi, formerly Élisabethville, is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the southeasternmost part of the country, near the border with Zambia.

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Getting hereOurAirports (public domain)
Lubumbashi International Airport FBM9.5 km from the centre
Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport NLA183 km from the centre
Kolwezi Airport KWZ237 km from the centre
Cities of DR Congo
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