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Amajuba, a Mountain in Natal

Mountain 14 km South-West of Volksrust and 32 km North of Newcastle. The scene of a Historic Battle in the First Anglo-Boer War. The name is derived from Zulu and means 'hill of many doves'. It has given its name to the Post-Office Amajuba, the Railway Station Majuba, and Amajuba Park, a Township in Newcastle.

References

New Dictionary of South African Names by Peter E Raper

https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/first-anglo-boer-war