Most people have heard of Stonehenge in UK, but far from all are familiar with a large concentration of stones that are sometimes referred to as the African Stonehenge. African Stonehenge - Extraordinary Stone Circles Of Senegambia What was the name of this holy place long before the Arabs came? The holy place of Mzoura is associated with a number of myths, very ancient legends and uncovered mysteries which no one has ever tried to solve because the majority of these stories. are in fact, related to giants, a subject which is still neglected by modern historians. Their arrangement forms a perfect elliptic structure. The megaliths were hammered and polished by hand. The locals say that it has approximately 7 meter long stone “root” below the surface. At the site, there are remains of about five hundred perplexing structures. The ruins extending over approximately 385,000 square miles, are located in Zimbabwe, on the high plateau of southern Africa. Gedi is not mentioned in any Arab or Portuguese chronicles of that period but according to local tradition, the ruins are protected by the spirits of its priests, the ‘Old Ones’ who supposedly curse anyone who harms the site or removes anything. This large, thirteenth- to seventeenth-century Swahili town was apparently unknown to the Portuguese, despite the fact that they had a strong presence only 15 km away from Gedi for nearly a hundred years (!), during a time when Gedi is judged to have been at the peak of its prosperity. Gedi has a sinister reputation and local people – who have heard a number of ghost stories and tales of inexplicable happenings – have always been uneasy about it. Gedi’s beautiful ruins are confusing and eerie, especially in the late afternoon. Wild stories had been circulating about this lost city, which was believed to be the work of Phoenicians or Egyptians stranded on the African coast. The mysterious abandoned city of Gedi in Kenya is surrounded by dense forests. In this top list, we present 10 great ancient mysteries of Africa.
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