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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Khami River canonical 1
Mutare River valley 1
Nyamuziwa River 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Khami Ruins
Torwa state
continent Africa
country Republic of Zimbabwe
linked to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe
drainageBasin southwestern Zimbabwe river basins
flowsNear Khami Ruins
flowsThrough Matabeleland region
linked to: Matabeleland
hasCulturalSignificanceFor local communities in southwestern Zimbabwe
hasHistoricalSignificanceFor Torwa state
influencedDevelopmentOf Khami Ruins settlement
linked to: Khami Ruins
languageRegion Ndebele-speaking areas of Zimbabwe
locatedIn southwestern Zimbabwe
locatedNear Bulawayo
Khami Ruins
nearbyArchaeologicalSite Khami Ruins
nearbyCity Bulawayo metropolitan area
linked to: Bulawayo
nearbySettlement Khami
linked to: Khami Ruins
nearbyWorldHeritageSite Khami Ruins National Monument
linked to: Khami Ruins
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)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khami Ruins locatedOn Khami River
Mount Nyangani waterCatchmentFor Nyamuziwa River
linked to: Khami River
Murahwa Hill proximityTo Mutare River valley
linked to: Khami River