Zimbabwe Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
sovereign state in southern Africa
About Zimbabwe
Stone cities were built in many locations in present-day Zimbabwe. The most impressive structures and the best known of these, Great Zimbabwe, were built in the 15th century, but people had been living on the site from about 400 AD. The Khami Ruins just outside Bulawayo are also a wonderful example. The population was overwhelmingly made up of Shona speakers until the 19th century when the Nguni tribe (in 1839-40) of the Ndebele settled in what is now Matabeleland, and then in 1890, the territory came under the control of the British South Africa Company under charter from the British Government. TheUnited Kingdomannexed the land, then called Southern Rhodesia, from the British South Africa Company in 1923, when the country got its own government and Prime Minister. A 1961 constitution was
Top Attractions in Zimbabwe
Explore the best things to see and do in Zimbabwe:
- ★Great Zimbabwe Ruins
- ★Hwange National Park
- ★Mana Pools National Park
- ★Matobo National Park
Zimbabwe Travel Guide Sections
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