Why Is Great Zimbabwe a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

💡 The Answer

• It is recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
• It is the largest stone structure in precolonial Southern Africa.
• The site was settled from around 1000 CE and abandoned in the 16th/17th century.
• It was the capital of the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe from the 13th century.
• The stone city spans 7.22 square kilometres and had a population up to 10,000.