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Matopo Hills

British  
/ məˈtəʊpə /

plural noun

  1. the granite hills south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Cecil Rhodes chose to be buried

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Dancers and musicians performed ahead of Saturday’s party at a school in Matopo Hills, on the outskirts of Bulawayo city with caves and rock art dating back thousands of years.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2017

The grave is about twenty-eight miles from Bulawayo, in the heart of the Matopo Hills.

From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick

It is probable that the Matopo Hills, in Southern Matabeleland, are, as a freak of Nature, unique on the earth’s surface.

From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Mitford, Bertram

He had taken a wrong bearing, and was shaping a course which would lead him deeper and deeper into the heart of the Matopo Hills.

From The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Mitford, Bertram