Great Zimbabwe National Monument World Heritage Site

Official name

Great Zimbabwe National Monument | UNESCO

Country

Zimbabwe | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

-20.2833° Lat, 30.9333° Lon | Map

Code

364

Time Zone

Africa/Harare (CAT, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1986. The ruins of Great Zimbabwe – the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend – are a unique testimony to the Bantu civilization of the Shona between the 11th and 15th centuries. The city, which covers an area of nearly 80 ha, was an important trading centre and was renowned from the Middle Ages onwards.