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Khami
Sign in to saveKhami (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
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Capital of
- Kingdom of Butua
- Image
- Khami.jpg
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- culture
- Kingdom of Butua
- native label
- Khami
- Commons category
- Khami ruins
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Context
- History
- Conservation
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
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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