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title: Great Enclosure Wall, Great Zimbabwe
author: Andrew Ashton
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10171/great-enclosure-wall-great-zimbabwe/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Great Enclosure Wall, Great Zimbabwe
_Authored by Andrew Ashton_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10171.jpg)
## Image Caption
A section of the Great Enclosure of [Great Zimbabwe](https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Zimbabwe/), Zimbabwe. Built in the 13-14th century CE using granite, the [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) is 5.5 metres (18 ft.) thick in places and 9.7 metres (32 ft.) high.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Ashton, A. (2019, March 12). Great Enclosure Wall, Great Zimbabwe. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Ashton, Andrew. "Great Enclosure Wall, Great Zimbabwe." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 12, 2019. .
### MLA
Ashton, Andrew. "Great Enclosure Wall, Great Zimbabwe." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Mar 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_ashton/6186802661/in/photostream/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_ashton/6186802661/in/photostream/) by [**Andrew Ashton**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_ashton/6186802661/in/photostream/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 12 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0deed.en). This licence only allows others to download this content and share it with others as long as the author is credited, but they can't change the content in any way or use it commercially. 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.