Khami

Khami is a ruined city located 22 kilometres west of , 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ruined city and capital of the Kingdom of Butua
  • Also known as: Khami Ruins (World Heritage Site)

Khami

Latitude
-20.14424° or 20° 8′ 39″ south
Longitude
28.42327° or 28° 25′ 24″ east
Open location code
5GFCVC4F+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 966731624
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q938685
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Khami” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Khami
  • Arabic: آثارخامي
  • Arabic: خامي
  • Asturian: Khami
  • Azerbaijani: Khami
  • Basque: Khami
  • Burmese: ခါမိမြို့ဟောင်း
  • Catalan: Khami
  • Chinese: 卡米
  • Chinese: 卡米国家遗址纪念地
  • Croatian: Khami
  • Danish: Khami
  • Dutch: Khami
  • Egyptian Arabic: خامى
  • Esperanto: Khami
  • Finnish: Khami
  • French: Khami
  • French: Ruines de Khami
  • Georgian: ხამი
  • German: Khami
  • Hausa: Khami
  • Hebrew: חאמי
  • Irish: Khami
  • Italian: Khami
  • Japanese: カミ遺跡群
  • Japanese: カミ遺跡群国立記念物
  • Kotava: Khami
  • Lithuanian: Khamis
  • Maithili: खामि अवशेष राष्ट्रिय धरोहर
  • Maltese: Kame
  • Maltese: Kami
  • Maltese: Khame
  • Maltese: Khami
  • Nepali: खामि अवशेष राष्ट्रिय धरोहर
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Khami
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Khamiruinene
  • Norwegian: Khami
  • Polish: Khami
  • Portuguese: Cami
  • Portuguese: Khami
  • Portuguese: Ruínas de Khami
  • Russian: Кхами
  • Serbian: Ками
  • Serbo-Croatian: Khami
  • Slovenian: Khami
  • Spanish: Khami
  • Spanish: Monumento Nacional de las Ruinas de Khami
  • Swedish: Khamiruinerna
  • Turkish: Khami
  • Vietnamese: Khami

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