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title: The Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe
author: Janice Bell
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10169/the-great-enclosure-great-zimbabwe/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe
_Authored by Janice Bell_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10169.jpg)
## Image Caption
View of [Great Zimbabwe](https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Zimbabwe/)'s 'Great Enclosure'. This is the largest collection of ruins in southern [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/). The Gokomere [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) flourished here from the 11th Century CE to its collapse in the early 15th century CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Bell, J. (2019, March 12). The Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Bell, Janice. "The Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 12, 2019. .
### MLA
Bell, Janice. "The Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Mar 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Great-zim-aerial-looking-West.JPG) by [**Janice Bell**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Great-zim-aerial-looking-West.JPG). Submitted by [Robert Jones](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/robert.jones/ "User Page: Robert Jones"), published on 12 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.