The stone city that mined gold for the Indian Ocean trade — and whose name became a nation
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![Aerial view of Great Zimbabwe's Great Enclosure (circumference 250 m, maximum height 11 m)[1] and adjacent ruins looking southeast from the Hill Fort.](/pics/great-zimbabwe/aerial-view-of-great-zimbabwes-great.jpg)
