Khami (also written as Khame, Kame, or Kami) is a ruined city located 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe. It was once the capital of the Kingdom of Butua of the Torwa dynasty. It is now a national monument and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
Is khamir (and then by extension ymir) a derivative word from the same root or is it the other way around, or totally independent words ?
Probably independent. Different language families.
Damn, is this generalized as ancient African architecture? It slaps. The shapes are so interesting.
Definitely not generalised across the whole continent — it’s quite big, after all, and it has some pretty formidable natural barriers — but there absolutely are other examples of this style like the Great Zimbabwe that the country is named after
What’s it called then? So I can refer to it correctly later when I’m rabbit holing :)
I think it’s generally called the Zimbabwe tradition or Great Zimbabwe tradition
Thank you
West Africa tended towards mudbrick, and East Africa towards more traditional-looking stonework. Zimbabwe has some additional examples of this kind of architecture though
Thanks for sharing! You got the digs on the ancients for sure.
