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Site Information
- UNESCO ID
- 365
- Category
- Cultural
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Inscribed
- 1986
- Coordinates
- -20.1433, 28.4234
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Selection Criteria
(iii)
(iv)
Criteria: (iii), (iv)
Description
Khami (also written as Khame, Kame, or Kami) is a ruined city located 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe. It was once the capital of the Kingdom of Butua of the Torwa dynasty. It is now a national monument and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
