Karia

Karia lies in the hills inland of the Benguela coast, in the highland country of central Angola. Old maps of the region place a chiefdom bearing the name Karia among the neighbouring Sumbi and other communities. Farther inland, the old polity of Kulembe is remembered in accounts of the plateau and in the political traditions of nearby peoples. The highlands were home to a number of distinct authorities before Portuguese influence extended beyond the coast.