Showing posts with label Zimbabwe 5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zimbabwe 5. Show all posts

Thursday, 10 July 2025

509 ZM/ZW Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls (1989)

Brief Description

"These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The Zambezi River, which is more than 2 km wide at this point, plunges noisily down a series of basalt gorges and raises an iridescent mist that can be seen more than 20 km away."

莫西奥图尼亚瀑布(维多利亚瀑布)

"这是世界上最壮观的瀑布之一。赞比西河宽度超过2公里,瀑布奔入玄武岩峡谷,水雾形成的彩虹远隔20公里以外就能看到。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/509

Courtesy of lukkyluke from Belgium

Close up view from Zambia side
sent to Italy from Zambia

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

364 ZW - Great Zimbabwe National Monument (1986)

Brief Description

"The ruins of Great Zimbabwe – the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend – are a unique testimony to the Bantu civilization of the Shona between the 11th and 15th centuries. The city, which covers an area of nearly 80 ha, was an important trading centre and was renowned from the Middle Ages onwards."

大津巴布韦国家纪念地

"据一个古老的传说,大津巴布韦遗址是希巴皇后的首府,同时还是11世纪到15世纪期间绍纳城班图文明唯一的见证。这座城市面积将近80公顷,曾经是一个重要的贸易中心,自中世纪以来闻名于世。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/364

Courtesy of MissDaisy66 from postcrossing forum

Monday, 23 May 2011

365 ZW - Khami Ruins National Monument (1986)

Brief Description

"Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been abandoned in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major centre for trade over a long period of time."

卡米国家遗址纪念地

"卡米曾经是大津巴布韦的首都,并一度得到繁荣发展;在16世纪中叶被遗弃。而今卡米一跃成为重要的考古胜地。从来自欧洲以及中国的发掘物中可以推断,卡米拥有悠久的贸易史。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/365

Courtesy of MissDaisy66 from postcrossing