Great Zimbabwe
ruined city in the south-eastern hills of Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo, was once the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country's Late Iron Age
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Summary
Great Zimbabwe is a ruins[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of ruins entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,158 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Masvingo Province[3]
- Country: Zimbabwe[4]
- Instance of: archaeological site[5], city[6]
- Part of: Kingdom of Zimbabwe[7]
- Commons category: Great Zimbabwe[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Great Zimbabwe[9]
- Commons gallery: Great Zimbabwe[10]
- Described at URL: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/velke-zimbabwe/[11]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[15]
- Official name: Great Zimbabwe National Monument[16]
- Native label: Great Zimbabwe[17]
- Area: 722 ha[18]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[19], (iii)[20], (vi)[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Cities[23], WikiProject Africa[24], WikiProject Zimbabwe[25], WikiProject Architecture[26], WikiProject Archaeology[27], WikiProject World Heritage Sites[28], WikiProject Oral tradition[29], WikiProject Anthropology[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Great Zimbabwe include Zimbabwe[31], a republic[32], in Zimbabwe[33], founded in 1980[34].
Why It Matters
Great Zimbabwe has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include Zimbabwe[31], a republic[32], in Zimbabwe[33], founded in 1980[34].