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Khami

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Khami (also written as Khame, Kame, or Kami) is a ruined city located west of Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe. It was once the capital of the Kingdom of Butua of the Torwa dynasty. It is now a national monument and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

Key facts

Ancient site.name
Khami
Ancient site.image
ZW Khami Ruins.JPG
Ancient site.caption
Ruins of Khami
Ancient site.map_type
Zimbabwe
Ancient site.location
Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe
Ancient site.type
Settlement
Ancient site.epochs
Late Iron Age
Ancient site.cultures
Kingdom of Butua
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.official_name
Khami Ruins National Monument
UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria
(iii), (iv)
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
365
UNESCO World Heritage Site.year
1986

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Wikidata facts

Country
Zimbabwe
Image
Khami.jpg
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native label
Khami
Commons category
Khami ruins
heritage designation
World Heritage Site
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Context
  • History
  • Conservation
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
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Khami (also written as Khame, Kame, or Kami) is a ruined city located west of Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe. It was once the capital of the Kingdom of Butua of the Torwa dynasty. It is now a national monument and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

==Context==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khami” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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