Dhlo Dhlo

The stone ruins of Dhlo Dhlo, also known as Danamombe, stand on the Zimbabwean plateau. Terraces and enclosing walls follow the building tradition seen at Khami, while decorated stonework marks the buildings of those who held authority here. Houses and granaries once stood among the stone structures; their less durable materials have largely disappeared.

In the late seventeenth century, Changamire Dombo's growing power brought the Torwa state to an end. Danamombe became a centre of the Rozvi, whose rulers also occupied nearby Naletale and Zinjanja. The settlement remained a seat of authority into the early nineteenth century, long after Dombo's rise to power. In the 1830s, Nguni forces moving through the region brought upheaval to the Rozvi state and its stone-built centres.

The later city of Gweru lies here.