Hawilt (Civ7)

Hawilt
Introduced in Civilization VII
Unique to	Aksumite
Cost	30
Unlocked by	Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
Effects
+2 Gold. +1 Culture for each adjacent Wonder. +1 Culture for each adjacent Hawilt.
Improves
Terrain	Flat

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The Hawilt is a unique tile improvement of the Aksumite civilization in Civilization VII. It must be built on a Flat tile.

• Effects:
  • +2 Gold.
  • +1 Culture for each adjacent Wonder.
  • +1 Culture for each adjacent Hawilt.

Strategy

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Civilopedia entry

In Aksum, kingship was linked with religion, as kings were seen as the descendants of Astar, the principal god of the region. Before Aksum’s conversion to Christianity in the fourth century CE, royal tombs were marked by hawilt, large obelisks. These were decorated with false windows and doors, a type of vertical palatial skyscraper for the dead king. The obelisks were a source of ire for Aksum’s first Christian king, Ezana, who ended the practice, even though his own grave was marked with a hawilt. As a result, much of the original religious or social functions of these objects has been lost. Remaining hawilt number in the hundreds, including the Great Stele and King Ezana’s Stele.

Gallery

Hawilt in-game

Civilization VII Improvements [edit]
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Unique	Bang Baray Caravanserai Great Wall Hawilt Hidden Fortress1 Highland Power Station1 Kabaka's Lake Lo'i Kalo Mawaskawe Skote1 Ming Great Wall Obshchina Örtöö Pairidaeza Potkop Staatseisenbahn Stepwell Terrace Farm
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1 Requires DLC