Great Zimbabwe was a city in the south-eastern hills of present-day Zimbabwe, near Masvingo, settled from around 1000 AD and serving from the 13th century as the capital of the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe. Built by ancestors of the Shona people between the 11th and 15th centuries, its stone enclosures form the largest stone structure built in Southern Africa before European colonization, spanning about 7.22 square kilometers. Population estimates vary, with recent archaeological and statistical modeling suggesting no more than 10,000 residents at its peak, though earlier estimates ran as high as 20,000. The city was abandoned in the 16th or 17th century and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Area (sq km) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Great Zimbabwe (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -20.27, longitude 30.933
P2046 (area)
area 7.22 sq km
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -20.27,30.933
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 1121.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -20.25, 30.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -20.25, 30.75
-20.25 30.75 BSh
Wikidata: Great Zimbabwe
Wikidata Q209217, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Great Zimbabwe (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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