Amandel, a Railway Siding in the Eastern Cape

A European Almond

Coordinates: 27.4000, -30.2500
Updated: 21 Jul 2026

https://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=20 — A European Almond

Railway Siding, 8 km West of Lady Grey, on the route between Aliwal North and Barkley East. The name is Afrikaans for 'almond'. The European almond was cultivated at the Cape by Jan van Riebeeck, was dried then roasted and eaten by the Khoikhoi.

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Amandel, a Railway Siding in the Eastern Cape

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

Last updated · 21 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2016, September 21). Amandel, a Railway Siding in the Eastern Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0121949

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South African History Online. "Amandel, a Railway Siding in the Eastern Cape." South African History Online. September 21, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0121949.