Great Zimbabwe Ruins

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned 15th century
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Great_Zimbabwe
gptkb:Dzimba-dza-mabwe
gptkb:Zimbabwe_Ruins
gptkbp:area 7.22 square kilometers
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Zimbabwe_Bird
gptkbp:builtBetween 11th century
15th century
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Shona_people
gptkb:Gokomere_culture
gptkbp:depictedIn Zimbabwean currency
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans 19th century
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:National_Museums_and_Monuments_of_Zimbabwe
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:Conical_Tower
gptkb:Great_Enclosure
gptkb:Hill_Complex
gptkb:Valley_Ruins
stone walls without mortar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Zimbabwe Ruins
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Mapungubwe
gptkb:Khami_Ruins
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Conical_Tower
gptkb:Great_Enclosure
stone walls
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Masvingo
gptkbp:material granite
gptkbp:nameMeaning houses of stone
gptkbp:nameOrigin gptkb:Shona_language
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Great_Zimbabwe_National_Monument
gptkbp:significance largest ancient stone structure in sub-Saharan Africa
center of Great Zimbabwe Kingdom
gptkbp:subjectOf archaeological research
myth and legend
controversy over origins
gptkbp:symbol Zimbabwe national identity
gptkbp:touristAttraction true
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1986
364
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:David_Randall-MacIver
gptkb:Gertrude_Caton-Thompson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hill_Complex
gptkb:Masvingo,_Zimbabwe
gptkb:Masvingo_Province
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6