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title: Mapungubwe, South Africa
author: JJ van Zyl
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10181/mapungubwe-south-africa/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mapungubwe, South Africa
_Authored by JJ van Zyl_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10181.jpg)
## Image Caption
The hill-site of [Mapungubwe](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mapungubwe/), capital of the kingdom of Mapungubwe (11-14th century CE). Located at the very north of South [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) near the Limpopo River.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Zyl, J. v. (2019, March 14). Mapungubwe, South Africa. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Zyl, JJ van. "Mapungubwe, South Africa." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2019. .
### MLA
Zyl, JJ van. "Mapungubwe, South Africa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Mar 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MapungubweHill.jpg) by [**JJ van Zyl**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MapungubweHill.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 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.