Khami Ruins: UNESCO Heritage of the Torwa Kingdom
Explore the UNESCO World Heritage ruins of Khami — the second capital of the Zimbabwe stone-walling tradition and successor to Great Zimbabwe
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Khami Ruins Site Museum
A small but well-curated museum introducing the state of Torwa who built Khami after the fall of Great Zimbabwe around 1450 AD.
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Hill Complex Dry-Stone Walls
The precision of the drystone construction is extraordinary — courses of dressed granite blocks laid without mortar, still standing after 500 years
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Precipice Platform Viewpoint
The highest terrace overlooks the Khami River and the surrounding bush — the ruler's platform for receiving tribute from surrounding chiefs
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Passage Ruins Complex
A series of interconnected enclosures revealing domestic life in Torwa's capital - storage platforms, cattle sheds and ordinary dwellings
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Crossed cobblestone walls
Khami's distinctive decorative features — herringbone and checkerboard patterns in the stone courses unique to this period of Zimbabwean culture
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Khami River Walk
A shady path along the Khami River below the ruins where sambar monkeys and bushbucks can be seen in the riverine vegetation
Walk this route with audio
Stories play automatically as you reach each stop — no tapping needed.
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