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Spion Kop (or the Kop for short) is a colloquial name or term for a number of single-tier terraces and stands at sports stadiums, particularly in the United Kingdom. The steep nature resembles the Spion Kop , a hill near Ladysmith , South Africa, which was the scene of the Battle of Spion Kop in January 1900 during the Second Boer War .
Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, Kolhapur, India (station code: KOP) Koppie, an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain; Spion Kop (stadiums), a colloquial name or term for a number of terraces and stands at sports stadiums, particularly in the UK
Spion Kop (hill) or Spioenkop, a hill in South Africa Spion Kop (stadiums) (or Kop), the colloquial for a number of sports terraces and stands, originally from their resemblance to the hill; Battle of Spion Kop, a battle fought during the Second Boer War in 1900 on Spion Kop Spion Kop, Nottinghamshire, a small village named after the battle
The Battle of Spion Kop (Dutch: Slag bij Spionkop; Afrikaans: Slag van Spioenkop) was a military engagement between British forces and two Boer Republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, during the campaign by the British to relieve the besieged city Ladysmith during the initial months of the Second Boer War.
KOP soldier's uniform, to 1939 Poland's borders from 1922 to 1938. The Border Protection Corps ( Polish : Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza, KOP ) was a military formation of the Second Polish Republic that was created in 1924 to defend the country's eastern borders against armed Soviet incursions and local bandits.
This mountain has historical significance. Its hilltop was the site of the Battle of Spion Kop (one of the most important battles of the Boer Wars) from 23 to 24 January 1900. [5] near the Tugela River, Natal in South Africa. Spion Kop Nature Reserve is located beneath the southern side of this mountain. [6]
Kop is a minimalist Polish card game of the Schafkopf family for four players played using traditional French-suited playing cards. It uses a shortened pack of just 16 cards and is similar to Baśka , another fast moving Polish game.
The Spion Kop Battlefield, graves and memorials are maintained by Heritage KZN. The battlefield was proclaimed as a heritage landmark in 1978. [ 1 ] The site is open to the public and an overview of the battle as well as a map of the battlefield is available at the entrance gate.