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Bumbusi Ruins

Located about 70km from Hwange town, on the edge of the national park, are these remote and neglected large stone-wall ruins believed to date from the 18th century. The site is rarely visited, and believed to be a former chief's residence. It remains sacred to the Nambya people.

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