Railway siding and settlement 17km from Naboomspruit. Afrikaans for 'hook-thorn' The mame refers to the thorn bush found their and also gives name to the farm Haakdoringkuil! Near Potgieterstrust.
placeREF P-0124465Revised
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Haakdoring
- Coordinates
- -24.2600, 28.4900
- Updated
- 18 Apr 2019
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Haakdoring
South African History Online. (2017, November 22). Haakdoring. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0124465
South African History Online (2017) 'Haakdoring', South African History Online, 22 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0124465 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, Haakdoring [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0124465, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"Haakdoring." South African History Online, 22 Nov. 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0124465. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Haakdoring." South African History Online. November 22, 2017. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0124465.
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