Fort Victoria
E82004
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.
Statements (30)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.