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PlaceAha Hills, Northern Cape Border With Namibia and Botswana
Due to the almost total absence of water, there are few animals or birds and only a few insects. The main attraction of these Hills is their solitude and…
PlaceCape Agulhas, Western Cape
Cape Agulhas is some 32 km South of Bredarsdorp. The name is Portuguese for 'needle' and is said to have been given because the compass needle was seen to…
Place'Aguada de Sao Bras', Mossel Bay
Bartholomew Dias and his crew landed with his men on 3rd of February 1488, but Mossel Bay's History can be traced back, with the help of Archaeological…
PlaceAgtersuurberg, Eastern Cape
Early name for the present Venterstad district, Eastern Cape. It was laid out in 1875 and attained Municipal status in 1895. Named after the owner of the land…
PlaceAgtersrivier and Kou Bokkeveld Pass , Western Cape
River rising in the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, (meaning Cold Buck Shrub Land Mountain Range) and flowing North West to join Voorsterivier, 15 km South of…
PlaceAgomed, Eastern Central Namibia
It means 'wet rump', and given too thirsty, Khoikhoi hunters. Who had found water when they noticed that one of their dogs, which had been gone for awhile, had…
Place'Agoada de Saldanha', Saldanha
Early Portuguese name in 1503, of Table Bay. Meaning 'watering place of Saldanha', it was given in honour of Admiral Antonio da Saldanha who was wounded there…
PlaceAgincourt, Mpumalanga
Township some 6 km North of Cunning Moor. Presumably named after the Village in France, where Henry V, of England, defeated French forces by employing archers…
PlaceAgieskloof Bus Stop, in the Eastern Cape
Stopping place for the Transnet busses on the Route from Bedford to Spring Valley. The name is derived from Achaskloof. Area around the lower reaches of the…
PlaceAggeneys, a Town at the foot of the Aggeneys Mountain in the Namaqualand
Town at the Southern foot of Aggeneys Mountains, about 60 km West of Pofadder. It has been suggested that the name is derived from the Nama language, meanings…
PlaceAG Bain Monument, Grahamstown
This is a bronze plaque on a cairn at the top of the Ecca Pass, 12 km South of Grahamstown. It was erected in 1964 by the Historical Monuments Commission in…
PlaceAgakoe Mountain, Eastern Cape
Mountain at which Kariega River arises. The name is derived from Khoikhoi: 'aga' -full of reeds, and 'koe'-mountain. Rietberg in Afrikaans. The Area is Malaria…
PlaceAfsaalnek, Mpumalanga
Pass about 40 km North of Witbank, leading Westwards from the Olifants River Valley to Wildehondekraal. The name is Afrikaans for 'off-saddle neck',( Pass at…
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PlaceAdendorp, Eastern Cape
Village some 8 km South of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley. Named after the former owner of the Farm, NJ Adendorff, who sub-divided it into…
PlaceAdelaide, Eastern Cape
A rural Town some 91 km North of Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The Area of Adelaide, was first inhabited by Bushmen, estimated about the year 1530-1760. In the…
PlaceAddo Heights, Uitenhage
Addo Heights is a Farm and is located in Cacadu District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The estimate terrain elevation Above Sea Level is 263 Metres…
PlaceAddington, Township of Durban
Township in Durban, North of the Point and West of the Beachfront. It was laid out by the Natal Government and gives its name to the renowned, Addington…
Adcockvale, Port Elizabeth Suburb
Suburb of Port Elizabeth. Laid out in 1949 and was named after a former mayor of the city, WC Adcock; known as Adcockvale.
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Settlement West of Amanzimtoti and South of Durban, in the Umlazi district. Established in 1836, it was destroyed by Dingaan, but rebuilt in 1839. Named after…
PlaceAbel Erasmus Pass, Limpopo
Mountain Pass between Hoedspruit and Ohrigstad. Named after J. G. Strydom ,a well known Farmer and Civil Servant, from the days of the Transvaal Republic…
PlaceAan de Doorns, Western Cape
The name is Dutch for 'at the thorns'. A Settlement situated just 8 km from Worcester on the R 43 to Villliersdorp.Aan de Doorns has one of the largest Wine…
PlaceAchab se Berg, Northern Cape
Hill 23 km East of Aggeneys and 34 km from Pofadder, in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The name is taken from the Farm Achab. Aggeneys the Town was founded…
PlaceMadikwa Game Reserve, North West
Many of the Farms described by writer Herman Charles Bosman in his short stories no longer exist, quite a number having been incorporated into Madikwe Game…
PlaceAbiquasput, Northern Cape
26 km North of Noenieput. The name in Afrikaans meaning, water-well. Alternativly the name could have arisen from the usage, by the locals of the species of…
PlaceAberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate
Aberfeldy in the region of Free State is located in South Africa - some 284 km South of Pretoria, the Country's Capital. Aberfeldy is a small Settlement near…
PlaceAbenab, Limpopo
A Village situated some 32 km north of Grootfontein. it came into being in 1921, to serve a Mine producing; lead, vanadium and zinc. Which closed down in 1958…
PlaceAbees, Bela-Bela
Old Khoikhoi name for Warmbad. It means 'place of cleansing or washing'. A Town 100 km away from Pretoria North. It was laid out in 1882 on the Farms: 'Het bad…
PlaceAbeam, Namibia Border Post
A small Town and Border Post between Namibia and South Africa which is located, North-East of Nakop, on the road between Upington and Noenieput. The name has…
PlaceAbbot's Hill, Barberton
Hill situated, South of Barberton. Named after J. Abott, a prospector who looked for gold in the Barberton District, in the nineteenth Century.