Amajuba, a Mountain in Natal

Coordinates: 29.8580, -27.2140
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/first-anglo-boer-war — Scene of a Battle in the Anglo-Boer War

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.

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Amajuba, a Mountain in Natal

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01New Dictionary of South African Names by Peter E Raper https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/first-anglo-boer-war

Last updated · 20 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2016, September 20). Amajuba, a Mountain in Natal. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121940

South African History Online (2016) 'Amajuba, a Mountain in Natal', South African History Online, 20 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121940 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Amajuba, a Mountain in Natal [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121940, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Amajuba, a Mountain in Natal." South African History Online, 20 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121940. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Amajuba, a Mountain in Natal." South African History Online. September 20, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121940.