Great Zimbabwe is a settlement in Zimbabwe, ruined city in the south-eastern hills of Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo, was once the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country's Late Iron Age. Pyramason catalogues it as PYR-139914 at -20.27000, 30.93300 (20°16'12.0"S 30°55'58.8"E).
Recorded heritage designations: World Heritage Site.
There are 1 other catalogued sites within 5 km of it, 2 within 25 km and 2 within 50 km. A sparse neighbourhood in the catalogue is not evidence of an empty landscape. Coverage varies by country, and a low count here may mean the record is thin rather than the ground is.
Open on the map| Pyramason ID | PYR-139914 |
|---|---|
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Classified as | settlement |
| Coordinates | -20.27000, 30.93300 |
| 20°16'12.0"S 30°55'58.8"E | |
| Sites within 25 km | 2 |
| Sites within 50 km | 2 |
This site is one of the fifty in Collection 01: the monument, its geometry, and these exact coordinates printed beneath.
See the Great Zimbabwe tee