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Great Zimbabwe

Cultural World Heritage property in Zimbabwe, inscribed in 1986 under criteria (i), (iii), (vi).

Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
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AldabraAmbohimangaCape Floristic KingdomChongoni Rock Art AreaCradle of HumankindGreat ZimbabweHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesiSimangaliso Wetland ParkIsland of MozambiqueKhamiKhomani Cultural LandscapeLake Malawi National ParkMakhonjwa MountainsMaloti-Drakensberg ParkMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsMulanje MassifNamib Sand SeaOkavango DeltaRainforests of the AtsinananaRichtersveldRobben IslandRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraSelous Game ReserveThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVredefort crater20.270° S, 30.933° E
State Party
Zimbabwe
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1986
Criteria
iiiivi
Area of property
722 ha
Location
Masvingo Province
What it is
ruins, archaeological site
Reference
WHC 364 · Wikidata Q209217

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe255 kmMatobo HillsZimbabwe · 2003CulturalKhami, Zimbabwe262 kmKhamiZimbabwe · 1986CulturalMapungubwe Cultural Landscape, South Africa269 kmMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa · 2003CulturalMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, Zimbabwe520 kmMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasZimbabwe · 1984NaturalMulanje Massif, Malawi696 kmMulanje MassifMalawi · 2025CulturalCradle of Humankind, South Africa716 kmCradle of HumankindSouth Africa · 1999Cultural
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