Khami Ruins National Monument
Also known as Khami
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Africa
Zimbabwe
Inscribed
1986
List reference
365
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Khami Ruins National Monument is about 17 km west of Bulawayo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, about 250 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bulawayo · about 699,000 peopleabout 17 km east
- Francistown · about 90,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
- Gweru · about 183,000 peopleabout 170 km north-east
- Zvishavane · about 36,000 peopleabout 170 km east
- Kwekwe · about 99,000 peopleabout 200 km north-east
- Masvingo · about 76,000 peopleabout 250 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South AfricaCultural251 km away
ZimbabweCultural262 km away
Zambia, ZimbabweNatural365 km away
ZimbabweNatural492 km away
BotswanaNatural584 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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