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Zimbabwe’s Wildest Facts: Great Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls & a $100T Note

Discover Zimbabwe’s extraordinary geography and history, from the ancient stone city that gave the country its name to Victoria Falls, Lake Kariba and the famous 100 trillion dollar banknote.

Explore how Zimbabwe’s high plateau helped a powerful precolonial state emerge. Uncover Great Zimbabwe’s trade connections with China, Persia and India, the significance of its soapstone birds, and the Rhodesian government’s campaign to deny the city’s African origins.

Journey through the balancing rocks of the Matobo Hills and along the Great Dyke, a 550-kilometre geological formation rich in platinum…

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