Top 20 Things You didn’t Know About Zimbabwe

Hwange National Park is one of Africa’s best Safari Destinations.

The US Dollar replaced the Zimbabwean Dollar in 2009 due to hyper inflation.

Zimbabwe is located between South Africa and Zambia.

Zimbabwe is about the same size as Japan and bigger than Germany.

13 million people live in Zimbabwe.

The official languages in Zimbabwe are English, Shona (most of the Zimbabwean people are Shona) and Sindebele(people mostly call it Ndebele)

25% of the Zimbabwean people are Christians, 24% have indigenous beliefs, 50% Syncretic (part Christian and part Indigenous beliefs) and 1% are Muslims and other beliefs.
The country is on a high plateau which is why there is an excellent tropical climate and is not as hot as neighboring countries.

Zimbabwe’s rainy season is from November to March.

Zimbabwe’s dry season starts in April and ends in October.

There are excellent Hotels and lodges in Zimbabwe which makes it a premier tourist attraction.

One of the 7 wonders of the world is in Zimbabwe which is called Victoria Falls.

The Great Zimbabwe is made of large towers and structures which were built out of millions of stones balanced perfectly on top of one another without the aid of mortar.

The Great Zimbabwe was designated a World Heritage Site in 1986.

The name Zimbabwe and the countries national emblem are derived from the Great Zimbabwe.

The Hwange National Park is home to vast herds of elephant, buffalo, zebra and giraffe. It is one of Africa’s best wildlife parks.

Zimbabwe’s capital city Harare used to be called Salisburry when the country was still Rhodesia.

Rhodesia was named after Cecil John Rhodes.

Rhodes was buried in Matopos and the area remains a very spiritual place with ancient bushman rock paintings as well as wildlife.

King Solomon got ivory, gold and such other precious items from a location known as Ophir and Zimbabwe is believed to be it.