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Calitzdorp, Route 62
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Calitzdorp, Route 62

Calitzdorp is a Town on the Western side of the Little or Klein Karoo in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and l...

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Aloes Railway Station, Port Elizabeth
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Aloes Railway Station, Port Elizabeth

Railway Station between Swartkops and Coega, 16 km North of Port Elizabeth on route to Alicedale. Takes its name from th...

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All Saints Mission, Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 20, 2016

All Saints Mission, Eastern Cape

An Anglican Mission in the Xuka River valley, 4 km East of Ngcobo. Established in 1860-61 by Rev. John Gordon, named thu...

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Allison Bird Sanctuary, Pietermaritzburg
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Allison Bird Sanctuary, Pietermaritzburg

Bird Sanctuary in Pietermaritzburg, North of Town Hill, Hospital. It was named in honour of AT Allison, a former Mayor o...

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'Allemansfontein' a Farm in the Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 20, 2016

'Allemansfontein' a Farm in the Eastern Cape

Former name of the Farm- Almondsfontein, given by Colonel Robert Jacon Gordon, who was the Commander of the Garrison at ...

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Allanridge, Free State Province
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Allanridge, Free State Province

 Allanridge is a Gold Mining Town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Af...

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Alkmaar, a Town Near Nelspruit
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Alkmaar, a Town Near Nelspruit

A small Community on the Crocodile River, some 18 km from Nelspruit. Named after a city in the Netherlands which is 32 k...

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'Aliwal South', Alternative Name for Mossel Bay
Place
Sep 20, 2016

'Aliwal South', Alternative Name for Mossel Bay

The alternative name in 1850, for Mossel Bay. It was the first place that European's landed, that was, Bartholomew Diaz ...

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Aliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Aliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast

The Aliwal Shoal is a rocky Reef which is the remains of an ancient sand dune, approximately 5 kilometres off the Coast ...

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Aliwal North, Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Aliwal North, Eastern Cape

Town on the banks of the Orange River, some 195 km from Bloemfontein, on the road to to East London.

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Alicedale a Village in Albany District
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Alicedale a Village in Albany District

 A Village in the Albany District, some 42 km West of Grahamstown. Named after Alice Slessor, wife of the engineer ...

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Alice, a Town near East London
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Alice, a Town near East London

Town in the Victoria East District, on the Tyume River, some 120 km North-West of East London. It was named in 1847...

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Algoa Park, Suburb of Port Elizabeth
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Algoa Park, Suburb of Port Elizabeth

Suburb of Port Elizabeth about 6 km North of City Hall. Established in 1956. It takes its name from Algoa Bay, the Bay w...

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Algiers, Capital of Algeria
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Algiers, Capital of Algeria

Presumed to be named after the Harbour City, on the West side of the Bay of Algiers, Capital City of Algeria. Algiers is...

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Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Kwa-Zulu Natal

District of which, Harding is the principal town. Encircled by Mount Currie, Umzimkulu, Ixopo, Port Shepstone and Bizane...

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