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There are many places in South Africa named after people. Western Cape. Albertinia – Johannes Rudolph Albertyn [1] Athlone – Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone;
3.146 South Africa. 3.147 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. 3.148 South Korea. ... There are a number of places named after famous people.
The first name change in post-1994 South Africa. The town was originally named Lyttelton, but was renamed Verwoerdburg in 1967 in honour of Hendrik Verwoerd, the so-called "architect of Apartheid" and was deemed offensive to many people and was changed to the neutral name of Centurion. Midstream Estates → Midstream Estate (2003) [30]
possibly after Lava: Lechia (historical and/or alternative name of Poland) Lech: Norway: Nór (although other etymologies are generally more widely accepted) Romania: from "Rome" (the modern capital city of Italy) / "Roman", which possibly comes from Romulus: Russia: Rus: Solomon Islands: King Solomon of Israel and Judah: Somalia: Supposedly ...
This is a list of minerals named after people. ... Transvaal, South Africa; Tschernichite: CaAl 2 Si 6 O 16 ·8H 2 O – Rudy W. Tschernich (born 1945), expert on ...
Naturalised citizens of South Africa (25 P) P. South African prisoners and detainees (9 C, 74 P) T. ... Wikipedia categories named after South African people (14 C)
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [14] [15] [16] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ...
Atteridgeville is a township located to the west of Pretoria, South Africa. It is located to the east of Saulsville, to the west of West Park; to the north of Laudium and to the south of Lotus Gardens. The settlement was established in 1939, and is named after Mrs MP Atteridge, chairwoman of the Committee for Non-European Affairs on the ...