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The Fountains Valley is a recreational resort at the southern entrance to Pretoria in South Africa. It was proclaimed as a nature reserve by President Paul Kruger on 1 February 1895. Consequently, this 60 ha reserve, along with the contiguous Groenkloof Nature Reserve , constitute the oldest nature reserves on the African continent.
The Groenkloof Nature Reserve, located adjacent to the Fountains Valley at the southern entrance to Pretoria, was the first game sanctuary in Africa. The reserve of 600 ha is managed by the Department of Nature Conservation. The National Heritage Monument is located within the reserve.
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Though not in the centre of Pretoria, the Union Buildings occupy the highest point of Pretoria, and constitute a South African national heritage site. [4] [5] The Buildings are one of the centres of political life in South Africa; "The Buildings" and "Arcadia" have become metonyms for the South African government. It has become an iconic ...
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The M5 then meets the M6 route (Kotze Street) before entering the suburb of Arcadia (just east of Pretoria CBD), where it meets the M2 route (Francis Baard Street; Pretorius Street). Here, Troye Street (the southwards one-way street) changes its name to Hamilton Street (the northwards road remains as Steve Biko Road).
Water was supplied from a pump station in the Fountains Valley which was shared with the nearby Fort Klapperkop. The garrison was initially armed with one officer and 30 men and was armed with 37 mm Maxim-Nordenfeldt cannon , Martini-Henry hand-cranked Maxim machine guns and a 155 mm Creusot gun (also known colloquially as a "Long Tom") .
The Wonderboom Nature Reserve (Afrikaans: Wonderboom-natuurreservaat) is a 1 km², 200-hectare reserve that incorporates a section of the Magaliesberg range in the northern portion of the Pretoria metropole, South Africa.