Place · mountain

Matopos Hills

Also known as Matopos

The Matopos Hills, or Matobo Hills, are a granite landscape south of Bulawayo in present-day Zimbabwe. They were the centre of the Mwari religious cult, whose oracular shrines gave ritual legitimacy to the rulers of the Rozvi Empire. The cult also served as a channel between the Changamire's court and plateau communities.

Matopos Hills
Image: Macvivo at English Wikipedia (Original text: Samwise Gamgee) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 profile

Rozvi EmpireSocioeconomy, Governance

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Matopos Hills. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/matopos-hills
MLA
“Matopos Hills.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/matopos-hills. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Matopos Hills.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/matopos-hills.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Matopos Hills’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/matopos-hills (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻