Abbasas Mountains, Namaqualand

Coordinates: 18.1500, -28.3300
Updated: 16 Apr 2020

You can enjoy the Wild Flowers and Dramatic Landscapes of the Northern Cape at the Abbasas Mountains

A Mountain Range 150 km from Springbok. The name of Khoikhoi origin and means 'to carry on one's back'; the Mountain looks as though they are carrying each other on their backs!

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Abbasas Mountains, Namaqualand

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01South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper

Last updated · 16 Apr 2020

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South African History Online. (2016, September 14). Abbasas Mountains, Namaqualand. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121825

South African History Online (2016) 'Abbasas Mountains, Namaqualand', South African History Online, 14 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121825 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Abbasas Mountains, Namaqualand [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121825, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Abbasas Mountains, Namaqualand." South African History Online, 14 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121825. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Abbasas Mountains, Namaqualand." South African History Online. September 14, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121825.