Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city near Masvingo, central Zimbabwe which was inhabited between c. 1100 to c. 1550 (flourishing c. 1300 - c. 1450) in the region’s Late Iron Age. Capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe of the Bantu-speaking Shona people, it is located on a natural citadel and includes many impressive monuments built using granite blocks without mortar.
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c. 1100 - c. 1550Continuous habitation of Great Zimbabwe.
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c. 1300 - c. 1450Great Zimbabwe in southern Africa flourishes.
