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  2. Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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    Johannesburg also has one of several film schools in the country, one of which has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Student Film in 2006. [97] The South African School of Motion Picture and Live Performance, or AFDA for short, is situated in Auckland Park. Johannesburg also has three teacher-training colleges and a technical college.

  3. History of Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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    Jeppestown in 1888 Commissioner Street, circa. 1899 Johannesburg CBD in 2005. Johannesburg is a large city in Gauteng Province of South Africa.It was established as a small village controlled by a Health Committee in 1886 with the discovery of an outcrop of a gold reef on the farm Langlaagte.

  4. List of ports of entry in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... (Johannesburg) Other airports with customs/immigration facilities ... South African Ports of Entry ...

  5. Gauteng - Wikipedia

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    The name Gauteng is derived from Sotho-Tswana gauta, meaning 'gold'. [10] There was a thriving gold industry in the province following the 1886 discovery of gold in Johannesburg. [11] In Sesotho, Setswana and Sepedi the name Gauteng was used for Johannesburg and surrounding areas long before it was adopted in 1994 as the official name of the ...

  6. List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations

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    Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms are also used for various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. (Sometimes, the use of one or more additional words is optional.) Notable examples are cuisines, cheeses, cat breeds, dog breeds, and horse breeds. (See List of words derived from toponyms.)

  7. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The Indo-Aryan suffix Desh is derived from the Sanskrit word deśha, which means "land" or "country". Hence, the name Bangladesh means "Land of Bengal" or "Country of Bengal". [82] Sanskrit language influenced the name of Bangladesh. The term Vanga was used in the Sanskrit texts.

  8. List of national capital city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The city's Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning "place of cheetahs." South Korea: see K on this page South Sudan: Juba: The name is derived from Djouba, another name for the Bari people. Spain: Madrid (1561–1600): There are several theories regarding the origin of the name "Madrid". According to legend Madrid was founded by Ocno Bianor (son of ...

  9. City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality - Wikipedia

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    The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseGoli) is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite services for the city.