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Khami

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

Khami, Zimbabwe
Photo: David Randall-MacIver · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
AldabraAmbohimangaChongoni 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 HillsM'banza-KongoMulanje MassifNamib Sand SeaOkavango DeltaRainforests of the AtsinananaRichtersveldRobben IslandRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraSelous Game ReserveStone TownThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVredefort crater20.143° S, 28.423° E
State Party
Zimbabwe
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1986
Criteria
iiiiv
Location
Bulawayo Province
What it is
archaeological site, human settlement
Reference
WHC 365 · Wikidata Q938685

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe40 kmMatobo HillsZimbabwe · 2003CulturalMapungubwe Cultural Landscape, South Africa251 kmMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa · 2003CulturalGreat Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe262 kmGreat ZimbabweZimbabwe · 1986CulturalMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, Zimbabwe492 kmMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasZimbabwe · 1984NaturalOkavango Delta, Botswana584 kmOkavango DeltaBotswana · 2014NaturalCradle of Humankind, South Africa652 kmCradle of HumankindSouth Africa · 1999Cultural
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