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Great Zimbabwe National Monument: Criteria: ... 1986 (10th Session) Great Zimbabwe was a city in the south-eastern hills of the modern country of Zimbabwe, near Masvingo.
Monument Number Name of Site Description Year of Gazetting Site Type Site Category Region Province District Coordinates Image 1 Victoria Falls E.N 485 1937 Geological Natural Western Matabeleland North: Wankie: 2 Great Zimbabwe Ruins E.N 485 1950 Dry Stone Walls Archaeological Southern Masvingo: Masvingo: 3 Naletale Ruins E.N 485 1937 Dry Sone ...
Great Zimbabwe National Monument: Masvingo: 1986 364; i, iii, vi (cultural) Great Zimbabwe was founded by the Bantu Shona people in the 11th century. At its peak in the 14th century, the city had 10,000 inhabitants and was a major regional centre with trade links to China, Persia, and Kilwa Sultanate, on the east coast of Africa.
The National Monuments of Zimbabwe are protected and promoted in accordance with the National Museums and Monuments Act 1972. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This law replaced the colonial-era Monuments and Relics Act 1936, which in turn replaced the 1902 Ancient Monuments Protection Ordinance and 1912 Bushmen Relics Ordinance. [ 3 ]
Bumbusi is a Zimbabwean archaeological site, surrounded by Hwange National Park, in Western Zimbabwe. It is not often visited because of its remote location and low tourist profile. The remains on the site resemble those of other archaeological sites in the Great Zimbabwe tradition. The Bumbusi National Monument consists of colossal stone walls ...
Those heroes subordinated their personal interests to the collective interest of Zimbabwe. They accepted and endured pain, suffering and brutality with fortitude even unto death. National Hero Status is the highest honour that can be conferred to an individual by Zimbabwe and the recipient is entitled to be buried at the National Heroes' Acre. [7]
Free-standing walls of the Great Zimbabwe. During the second millennium BCE, two conventional styles of stone architecture dominated the architecture of Zimbabwe. The first style was Great Zimbabwe period architecture, which was an extension of natural elements. [1] The well-coursed and thick stone walls were constructed on earth foundations.
It is the first statue of a Zimbabwean female liberation war hero and was unveiled on Africa Day, 25 May 2021. The monument is part of the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe. [4] [5] The 3-meter high statue crafting was guided by a photograph of Mbuya Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana that was supplied by the National Archives of Zimbabwe. It ...