Amikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)

Coordinates: 23.4840, -33.2460
Updated: 25 May 2020

https://www.southafrica.net/za/en/articles/entry/article-southafrica.net-karretjiemense-of-the-karoo — Travelling in the Karoo

Khoikhoi name of Vogelstruisleegte, a plain some 21 km North of Willowmore. The people who roam the Karoo, are the descendants of the San (Bushman) and Khoi who are Ancient People who roamed South Africa. They sleep under the stars and travel the byways of the Great Karoo, South Africa's outback. They call themselves 'Karretjiemense' – the cart people – and they sell their services to the massive livestock farms of the district.

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Amikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)

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01New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper

Last updated · 25 May 2020

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South African History Online. (2016, September 22). Amikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte). South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/P-0121969

South African History Online (2016) 'Amikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)', South African History Online, 22 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/P-0121969 (Accessed: 24 July 2026).

South African History Online, Amikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte) [website], https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/P-0121969, (accessed 24 July 2026).

"Amikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)." South African History Online, 22 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/P-0121969. Accessed 24 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Amikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)." South African History Online. September 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/P-0121969.