ZIMBABWEWorld Heritage Sites

Silvia Rubín.

ZIMBABWE Great Zimbabwe National

Monument

“Stone buildings”.

Size: 7.3 squared kilometers.

Was called “Fort Victoria”.

THE NAME The word "Zimbabwe" is probably a short

form for "ziimba remabwe" or "ziimba rebwe", from a dialect term (ChiKaranga), which means "the great or big house built of stone boulders“.

1st theory: in the ChiKaranga dialect of the Shona language, "imba" means "a house" or "a building" and "ziimba", or "zimba", means "a huge/big building or house". The word "bwe" or "ibwe" (singular, plural being "mabwe") in the ChiKaranga dialect means "a stone boulder".

2nd theory of the name: Zimbabwe is a contracted form of "dzimba woye" which means "venerated houses"

GREAT ZIMBABWE Construction: started in the 11th century (over 300

years) Had as many as 18,000 habitants. Discovered in 1531 by Vicente Pegado (Portuguese) The ruins were rediscovered during a hunting trip by

Adam Renders in 1867, who then showed the ruins to Karl Mauch in 1871.

They became well known to English readers from J: Theodore Bents's season at Zimbabwe, under Cecil Rhodes’ patronage.

Cecil John Rhodes (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902)

was an English-born businessman, mining

magnate, and politician in South Africa. He was the founder of the diamond

company De Beers, which today markets 40% of the world's rough diamonds

and at one time marketed 90%.

He was an ardent believer in

colonialism and imperialism, and

was the founder of the state of

Rhodesia, which was named after

him.

Rhodesia, later Northern and

Southern Rhodesia, eventually became

Zambia and Zimbabwe

respectively.

South Africa's Rhodes University

is named after him, and he is also known for

the Rhodes Scholarship which is funded by his

estate.

GREAT ZIMBABWE

Archaeologists generally agree that the builders probably spoke one of the Shona languages. Some have postulated that Zimbabwe was the work of the Gokomere people, who gave rise to both the Warozwi people, and the Mashona people. Great Zimbabwe and various stone cities in east Africa are also claimed by the Lemba, an ethnic group who claim ancient Jewish descent.

The ruins:

The Conical Tower.

The official line in colonial Rhodesiawas that the structures were built by non-blacks. Paul Sinclair’s experience.

Great Zimbabwe has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986.

The bird sculpture found at Great Zimbabwe.

The Nature:

KHAMI Khami is a ruined city in southern

Africa, in what is now western and central Zimbabwe.

Emerged at Great Zimbabwe in the 13th century (between 1450 and 1650)

Reveals seven built-up areas occupied by the royal family .

It was saved from a hydro-electric scheme in the early eighties which would have seen the flooding of this subsequent World Heritage site. (Zambezi river)

MATOBO NATIONAL PARK The Hills were formed over 2000 million

years ago. The Hills cover an area of about 3100

km², of which 424 km² is National Park.

Matobo National Park incorporates the Lake Matopos Recreational Park

Camping…

Hills in Matobo:

Matobo’s landscape (UNESCO 2003)

Mother and child.

Trail riding.

The sunrise:

For next vacations:The airport:

The hotel:

ZIMBABWE References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Zimbabwe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Archaeologic

al_sites_in_Zimbabwe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Khami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mana_Pools http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matobo_National_Park http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Interpreter http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/zimb/hd_zimb.htm http://www.archaeology.org/9807/abstracts/africa.html http://www.trivago.es/masvingo-86939/hotel/great-

zimbabwe-hotel---lodges-869161 http://www.manuampim.com/ZIMBABWE.html