Place details
Place nameZimbabwe
Other namesRepublic of Zimbabwe, République du Zimbabwe, Simbawe, ZWE, ZW, ISO716, ZI00, Zimbabwe Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia, Rhodesië, Rodesia, Zimbabwean, Rhodesian
Latitude-19
Longitude29
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Home to Stone Age cultures 500,000 BC; Khoisan and Niger-Kordofanian peoples arrived 3000 BC-1000; Bantu-speaking peoples came 5th-10th centuries, driving San people into the desert; Zulu kingdom flourished 19th century; overseen by British South Africa Company 1889; official language is English, with Shona and Sindebele widely spoken.