Great Zimbabwe
city · 1100 AD–present
Great Zimbabwe, a city recorded 1100 AD–present: 1 mapped phase, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Completed
- c. 1100 AD
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 AD–present | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | Standing, and still stands today. Its stone walls were built from the 11th to the 15th century; the city was abandoned around 1450 and its ruins still stand. |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.