Khami Ruins
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Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khami Ruins canonical | 8 |
| Khami | 5 |
| Khami Ruins National Monument | 3 |
| Khami Ruins World Heritage Site | 1 |
| Khami Ruins settlement | 1 |
| Khami culture | 1 |
| Khami ruins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Khami Ruins Context triple: [Zimbabwe, hasWorldHeritageSite, Khami Ruins]
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Mana Pools National Park
Mana Pools National Park is a renowned wildlife-rich floodplain and riverine wilderness along the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe, famous for its large populations of elephants, hippos, and other big game.
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B.
Giza
Giza is an Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile, famous for the Giza Plateau where the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are located.
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C.
Old Town of Ghadamès
The Old Town of Ghadamès is an ancient oasis settlement in the Sahara Desert renowned for its distinctive earthen architecture and intricate covered alleyways, reflecting a long history of trans-Saharan trade and traditional Berber culture.
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D.
Meteora
Meteora is a spectacular rock formation in central Greece famous for its centuries-old monasteries perched atop towering sandstone pillars and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple, built by the Roman emperor Augustus around 15 BCE and now prominently displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khami Ruins Target entity description: Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
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A.
Mana Pools National Park
Mana Pools National Park is a renowned wildlife-rich floodplain and riverine wilderness along the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe, famous for its large populations of elephants, hippos, and other big game.
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B.
Giza
Giza is an Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile, famous for the Giza Plateau where the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are located.
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C.
Old Town of Ghadamès
The Old Town of Ghadamès is an ancient oasis settlement in the Sahara Desert renowned for its distinctive earthen architecture and intricate covered alleyways, reflecting a long history of trans-Saharan trade and traditional Berber culture.
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D.
Meteora
Meteora is a spectacular rock formation in central Greece famous for its centuries-old monasteries perched atop towering sandstone pillars and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple, built by the Roman emperor Augustus around 15 BCE and now prominently displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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archaeological site ⓘ precolonial African city ⓘ |
| abandonedByCentury | late 17th century ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Zimbabwe tradition stone architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rozvi states
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Torwa dynasty ⓘ |
| builtFromMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culture | Torwa state ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
decorative stone wall patterns
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terraced platforms instead of free-standing walls ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
civic and ritual areas
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decorated retaining walls ⓘ dry-stone masonry ⓘ elite residential platforms ⓘ open areas for commoners ⓘ stone-walled enclosures ⓘ terraced stone platforms ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bulawayo ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Khami River ⓘ |
| management | National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Zimbabwean cultural heritage ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
15th century
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16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| predecessor | Great Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| region |
Matabeleland South
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surface form:
Matabeleland South Province
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| significance |
evidence of complex state-level society
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evidence of long-distance trade ⓘ example of post-Great Zimbabwe urbanism ⓘ |
| succeeded |
Great Zimbabwe as major political center
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Great Zimbabwe as major trading center ⓘ |
| tradedGoods |
cattle
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gold ⓘ imported beads ⓘ imported ceramics ⓘ ivory ⓘ |
| tradingLinks |
Indian Ocean trade network
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Portuguese traders ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) ⓘ (v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 365 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1986 ⓘ |
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Subject: Khami Ruins Description of subject: Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
Referenced by (20)
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