Khami River

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The Khami River is a watercourse in southwestern Zimbabwe that flows near the historic Khami Ruins, an important archaeological site of the precolonial Torwa state.

Aliases (2)

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Khami Ruins
Torwa state
continent Africa
country Republic of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
drainageBasin southwestern Zimbabwe river basins
flowsNear Khami Ruins
flowsThrough Matabeleland region
hasCulturalSignificanceFor local communities in southwestern Zimbabwe
hasHistoricalSignificanceFor Torwa state
influencedDevelopmentOf Khami Ruins settlement
languageRegion Ndebele-speaking areas of Zimbabwe
locatedIn southwestern Zimbabwe
locatedNear Bulawayo
Khami Ruins
nearbyArchaeologicalSite Khami Ruins
nearbyCity Bulawayo metropolitan area
nearbySettlement Khami
nearbyWorldHeritageSite Khami Ruins National Monument
partOf hydrology of southwestern Zimbabwe
region Matabeleland
supports riparian ecosystems in southwestern Zimbabwe
usedFor livestock watering
local water supply (historically and/or presently)
small-scale irrigation (locally)

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Khami Ruins
locatedOn
Murahwa Hill ("Mutare River valley")
proximityTo
Mount Nyangani ("Nyamuziwa River")
waterCatchmentFor

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