Fort Victoria

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Fort Victoria was the colonial-era name for the Zimbabwean city now known as Masvingo, one of the country’s oldest urban settlements near the Great Zimbabwe ruins.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era city name
former name of city
colonialPower United Kingdom NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Rhodesia
surface form: Southern Rhodesia

Zimbabwe
establishedAs colonial administrative center
foundedBy British colonial authorities
hasCurrentName Masvingo
hasEconomicRole service center for surrounding rural areas
hasHeritageNearby Great Zimbabwe
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Great Zimbabwe
hasHistoricalFunction military fort
trading post
historicalRegion Rhodesia
isOneOf oldest urban settlements in Zimbabwe
languageOfOfficialName English
locatedIn Masvingo Province
southeastern Zimbabwe
locatedInTimeZone Central Africa Time
locatedNear Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe
surface form: Great Zimbabwe ruins
namedAfter Queen Victoria
nearbyFeature Lake Mutirikwi
Mutirikwi River NERFINISHED
partOf British Empire
Rhodesia
surface form: Southern Rhodesia colonial administration
replacedBy Masvingo
successorAdministrativeUnit Masvingo
surface form: City of Masvingo
transportRole stop on road between Harare and Beitbridge
usedAsNameUntil 1982

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Masvingo formerName Fort Victoria