Zimbabwe
in Eastern Africa
Africa

National active POI Bordering countries
Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - ZWD
Spoken languages:
English, Shona, South Ndebele, North Ndebele
Local electricity:
240 V - 50 Hz (plugs: D, G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 3G, 4G
ISO 2-Letter code:
ZW
Internet top level domain:
.zw
Country phone prefix:
+263
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Zimbabwean Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Zimbabwe in Africa. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas. On the list since 1984. The youngest site is Matobo Hills. On the list since 2003.

Name Since
Great Zimbabwe National Monument
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe – the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend – are a unique testimony to the Bantu civilization of the Shona between the 11th and 15th centuries....		 1986
Khami Ruins National Monument
Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been abandoned in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Kh...		 1986
Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
On the banks of the Zambezi, great cliffs overhang the river and the floodplains. The area is home to a remarkable concentration of wild animals, including elephants, buffalo, leopards and cheetahs. A...		 1984
Matobo Hills
The area exhibits a profusion of distinctive rock landforms rising above the granite shield that covers much of Zimbabwe. The large boulders provide abundant natural shelters and have been associated ...		 2003