Khami
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How it came to be
Khami lies on a hilltop by the Khami River about 22 km west of Bulawayo, in southwestern Zimbabwe. It was the capital of the Torwa dynasty, which rose after the state at Great Zimbabwe disappeared, and it flourished for about 200 years from around 1450. The ruler lived on the high Hill Complex to the north.
The local granite split badly and was poor for free-standing dry-stone walls, so the builders raised earth platforms faced with retaining walls and built clay houses on top. They are the first retaining walls in the region's building history, and long stretches still carry chequer and herringbone patterns.
Excavations have turned up Spanish porcelain, Rhineland stoneware and Ming porcelain from China, evidence of long-distance trade, and a large stone cross points to contact with missionaries. The site was abandoned during Ndebele incursions in the 19th century and was inscribed in 1986.
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