Great Zimbabwe

Summary

Great Zimbabwe is a ruins^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of ruins entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,140 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Zimbabwe is located in Masvingo Province^[3].
• Great Zimbabwe is in the country of Zimbabwe^[4].
• Great Zimbabwe's instance of is recorded as ruins^[5].
• Great Zimbabwe's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Great Zimbabwe's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Great Zimbabwe is part of Kingdom of Zimbabwe^[8].
• Great Zimbabwe's Commons category is recorded as Great Zimbabwe^[9].
• Great Zimbabwe's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -20.27, 'lon': 30.933}^[10].
• Great Zimbabwe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Zimbabwe^[11].
• Great Zimbabwe's Commons gallery is recorded as Great Zimbabwe^[12].
• Great Zimbabwe's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/velke-zimbabwe/^[13].
• Great Zimbabwe's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• Great Zimbabwe's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[15].
• Great Zimbabwe's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• Great Zimbabwe's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[17].
• Great Zimbabwe's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Zimbabwe National Monument'}^[18].
• Great Zimbabwe's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Zimbabwe'}^[19].
• Great Zimbabwe covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+722'}^[20].
• Great Zimbabwe's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (i)^[21].
• Great Zimbabwe's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[22].
• Great Zimbabwe's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)^[23].
• Great Zimbabwe's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[24].
• Great Zimbabwe's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Cities^[25].
• Great Zimbabwe's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Africa^[26].
• Great Zimbabwe's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Zimbabwe^[27].

Body

Geography

Great Zimbabwe is in the country of Zimbabwe^[4]. It is located in Masvingo Province^[3]. It is part of Kingdom of Zimbabwe^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Great Zimbabwe covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+722'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ruins^[5], archaeological site^[6], and city^[7]. Great Zimbabwe's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Great Zimbabwe include Zimbabwe^[28], a republic^[29], in Zimbabwe^[30], founded in 1980^[31].

Why It Matters

Great Zimbabwe ranks in the top 2% of ruins entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,140 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Zimbabwe^[28], a republic^[29], in Zimbabwe^[30], founded in 1980^[31].