Which African country was named after an ancient site?

Here is the question :

WHICH AFRICAN COUNTRY WAS NAMED AFTER AN ANCIENT SITE?

Here is the option for the question :

• Zimbabwe
• Tanzania
• Botswana
• South Africa

The Answer:

And, the answer for the the question is :

Explanation:

[STC0019974]. Great Zimbabwe is the ruins of a spectacular mediaeval stone city near Masvingo, Zimbabwe. The historic city sat as the centre of a thriving empire from the 12th to the 15th centuries CE, and no one knows when it was abandoned. To honour its past, the African country’s name was changed from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe in 1979.