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Bonny_Island | Q640657 | AF | 3,918,383 | Bonny Island is situated at the southern edge of Rivers State in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria near Port Harcourt. Ferries are the main form of transport, though recently an airstrip has been built and it’s fully functional - with flights from Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt respectively to and from the island. The ... |
Barkly_East | Q808291 | AF | 3,920,476 | Barkly East (Afrikaans: Barkly-Oos) is a town in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, seat of the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, and 117 km by road E.S.E. of Aliwal North, lying in the mountainous area just south of Lesotho. The town lies at the southern tip of the Drakensberg on the Langkloofspruit, a tributary of t... |
Quigney,_Eastern_Cape | Q7271940 | AF | 3,923,624 | Quigney is a suburb of East London in South Africa.
It got its name from the "Gwygney River" according to the earliest maps of East London from September 1847 by William Jervois. The municipality started to sell plots "east of the Quigney River" after 1883.
References
Populated places in Buffalo City Metropolitan Mu... |
Rhodes_Memorial | Q3429602 | AF | 3,925,355 | The Rhodes Memorial is a monument on Devil's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa, a memorial to the English-born South African politician Cecil John Rhodes. It was designed by architect Herbert Baker.
Location
The memorial is situated at Rhodes's favourite spot on the lower slopes of Devil's Peak. Rhodes's own wooden ben... |
Bugesera_District | Q2724056 | AF | 3,934,534 | Bugesera is a district (akarere) in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamata.
The district is the location of two memorial sites of the Rwandan genocide at Ntarama and Nyamata.
Geography
Bugesera comprises areas south of Kigali, which were formerly in the Kigali Ngali province, around the town of Nyamata.
... |
Ngoma_District | Q2724035 | AF | 3,934,668 | Ngoma is a district (akarere) in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kibungo.
Sectors
Ngoma district is divided into 14 sectors
(imirenge): Gashanda, Jarama, Karembo, Kazo, Kibungo, Mugesera, Murama, Mutenderi, Remera, Rukira, Rukumberi, Rurenge, Sake and Zaza.
External links
Ngoma District government webs... |
Nyagatare | Q3562393 | AF | 3,934,892 | Nyagatare is a town in the North East of Rwanda. With a population of more than 100,000, it is one of the most populous settlements in the Eastern Province along with Rwamagana and Kibungo.
Location
Nyagatare is located in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, close to Rwanda's International borders with both Tanzania... |
Kirehe_District | Q596210 | AF | 3,934,944 | Kirehe is a district (akarere) in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kirehe town (which is usually known as Rusumo, being the major settlement of the former Rusumo district).
Geography
The district comprises areas in the far south-eastern corner of Rwanda, bordering Tanzania and Burundi. Its most noteworthy fea... |
Dschang | Q289267 | AF | 3,953,877 | Dschang is a city located in the West (Ouest) Province of Cameroon, with an estimated population of 87,000 (est) in 2001, growing dramatically from 21,705 recorded in 1981. The 2006 Population is estimated to be 200,000 inhabitants.
Dschang is the capital of the division of Ménoua. The Bamiléké are the predominant ethn... |
Ad-Damazin | Q311307 | AF | 3,956,502 | Ad-Damazin () is the capital city of Blue Nile, Sudan. It is the location of the Roseires Dam and power generation plant.
Ad-Damazin is served by a terminal station of a branch line of the national railway network. However, the train service to Ad-Damazin has been discontinued many years ago. Instead the town can be r... |
Kaduqli | Q1011819 | AF | 3,956,578 | Kaduqli or Kadugli ( Sudanese pronunciation: ) is the capital city of South Kordofan State, Sudan. It is located south of El-Obeid, at the northern edge of the White Nile plain in the Nuba Mountains. It contains Hilal Stadium.
History
The Battle of Kadugli broke out during the 2023 Sudan conflict.
Economy
It is ... |
Al-Fashir | Q311204 | AF | 3,956,787 | al-Fashir () is the capital city of North Darfur, Sudan. It is a large town in the Darfur region of northwestern Sudan, northeast of Nyala, Sudan.
A historical caravan post, Al-Fashir is located at an elevation of about . The town serves as an agricultural marketing point for the cereals and fruits grown in the sur... |
Tarok_people | Q7686522 | AF | 3,963,572 | Tarok is an agrarian society in the hills and on the plains southeast of Plateau State, Middle Belt, Nigeria.
The Tarok People
The Tarok people call themselves oTárók, their language iTárók and their land ìTàrók . They are found principally in Langtang-North, Langtang-South, Wase, Mikang and Kanke Local Government Ar... |
Fazogli | Q5439246 | AF | 3,981,748 | Fazogli (), also known as Fazughli, Fazoghl or Fazokl, was a historical province in what is now the border region between Sudan and Ethiopia. It was established by the Funj after their conquest of the kingdom of Fazughli in 1685 and was continued under the Turkiyyah and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. It lay between the Blue... |
Dormaa_Ahenkro | Q5298059 | AF | 3,986,107 | Dormaa Ahenkro is a city and also the capital of Dormaa Traditional Area Dormaa Municipal of the Bono Region, in Ghana. Dormaa Ahenkro has a historical reference for their brave warlords. Dormaa Ahenkro is the capital for the Dormaa traditional area and serves as the seat of the Paramount King Oseadeeyo Nana Agyeman Ba... |
Bole_District | Q820344 | AF | 3,986,202 | Bole District is one of the seven districts in Savannah Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, until the northern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 27 August 2004 to create Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District; thus the remaining part has been r... |
Igabi | Q5991414 | AF | 4,006,379 | Igabi is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Nigeria. It is chaired by the Executive Chairman - Jabir Khamis, It is one of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. Rigasa ward is under Igabi LGA, one of the most populous wards in the country.
History
Research by the DRPC Nigeria (Development Research and Pro... |
Royal_College_Port-Louis_(Mauritius) | Q7373964 | AF | 4,011,027 | The Royal College Port Louis (RCPL) is an academy in Cassis, Mauritius. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Mauritius. Originally founded in 1799 during the French colonial period, the first stone of the school's current building at Cassis was laid by Princess Margaret during her first vi... |
Barrydale | Q809120 | AF | 4,013,550 | Barrydale is a village located on the border of the Overberg and Klein Karoo regions of the Western Cape Province in South Africa. It was named after Joseph Barry, a well-known merchant of the 19th century. It is situated at the northern end of the Tradouws Pass which winds its way through the mountains to Swellendam.
... |
Karisoke_Research_Center | Q1729628 | AF | 4,016,218 | The Karisoke Research Center is a research institute in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. It was founded by Dian Fossey on 24 September 1967 to study endangered mountain gorillas. Fossey located the camp in Rwanda's Virunga volcanic mountain range, between Mount Karisimbi and Mount Bisoke, and named it by combining th... |
Nyayo_National_Stadium | Q1582845 | AF | 4,031,616 | Nyayo National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. It is located at the square of Mombasa Road, Langata Road and the Aerodrome Road. It is approximately two kilometers from the City Center, directly opposite Nairobi Mega Mall, formerly known as Nakumatt Mega. The stadium was built in 1983 for a capaci... |
Orlando_Stadium | Q1681126 | AF | 4,031,648 | Orlando Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, in Gauteng province in South Africa. It is the home venue for Orlando Pirates Football Club, a professional soccer team that plays in the Premier Soccer League and owned by the City of Johannesburg.
Orlando Stadium has hosted MTN 8 Cup F... |
HM_Pitje_Stadium | Q5635121 | AF | 4,031,662 | HM Pitje Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mamelodi, a suburb of the City of Tshwane, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2009 and brought up to FIFA standards... |
Ahmadu_Bello_Stadium | Q401013 | AF | 4,031,724 | The Ahmadu Bello Stadium, simply referred to as ABS is a multipurpose stadium in Kaduna city, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was designed in 1965 by the English architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. As of 2016, it is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 16,000 people.
The stadium consists of a ... |
Jalingo_City_Stadium | Q6126834 | AF | 4,031,728 | The Jolly Nyame Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Jalingo, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is home for Taraba FC. The stadium holds 12,000 people and was built in 2002. It was named after the then Executive Governor of the state, Hon. Jolly Nyame.
References
External links
Pictures
... |
City_of_Cape_Town | Q1185115 | AF | 4,043,753 | The City of Cape Town (; ; ) is the local government of Cape Town and surrounding areas. As of the 2016 community survey, it had a population of 4,005,016.
History
Cape Town first received local self-government in 1839, with the promulgation of a municipal ordinance by the government of the Cape Colony. When it was c... |
Somhlolo_National_Stadium | Q3493512 | AF | 4,043,805 | Somhlolo National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lobamba, Eswatini. Built in 1968, it has artificial turf and holds 20,000 fans (all standing). It is used for football and rugby matches.
The stadium is named for King Somhlolo, who had moved his people into the region that is now Eswatini (Swaziland) about 200 ... |
Independence_Stadium_(Zambia) | Q201307 | AF | 4,043,825 | Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lusaka, Zambia. It was originally built in the mid-1960s for use in hosting the country's independence celebrations. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people. It is located adjacent to the National Heroes Stadium.
In 2004, the... |
Tudun_Wada | Q7851355 | AF | 68,868,267 | Tudun Wada is a local government area in Kano State. The postal code is 710104.
A 2018 study of Tudun Wada found that both temperature and rainfall were likely to increase with climate change in the region, causing increased stress on crops, and would require increased climate change adaptation for agricultural practi... |
Garu-Tempane_District | Q749732 | AF | 63,014,338 | Garu-Tempane District is a former district that was located in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Bawku East District in August 2004. However, on 15 March 2018, it was split out into two new districts: Garu District (capital: Garu) and Tempane District (capital: Tempane). The d... |
Umm_Keddada | Q7881635 | AF | 73,591,318 | Umm Keddada () is a city in North Darfur, Sudan located 700 km west of Khartoum, the capital of the country.
References
See also
List of cities in Sudan
Populated places in North Darfur |
Jaekel_House | Q55614820 | AF | 57,697,526 | The Jaekel House is a 2-storey colonial mansion in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. The house was built in 1898 on a large expanse of landscaped land and named after the late Francis Jaekel OBE, a former superintendent of the Nigerian Railway Corporation who retired in the 1970s after almost three decades of active service... |
Kirinya–Jinja_Senior_Secondary_School_FC | Q55616054 | AF | 57,736,064 | Busoga United Football Club, also Busoga United FC, is a football team from the town of Jinja, Jinja District, in the Busoga sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, who currently play in the Uganda Premier League after their promotion, in the 2013/2014 season.
History
Busoga United Football Club (BUFC) is a regi... |
Edwin_Clark_University | Q56274195 | AF | 57,821,202 | Edwin Clark University(ECU) is a privately owned university located in Kiagbodo, Delta State, Nigeria. It was approved by the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria in 2015.
History
Chief Edwin K. Clark is the founder of Edwin Clark University. The institution was established in May 2015.It was previously known as Edwi... |
Omu-Aran | Q49277987 | AF | 57,573,658 | Omu-Aran the Head Post of Igbomina land, is a town in the Nigerian state of Kwara. It originated from Ife and currently the local government headquarters of Irepodun local government. Omu-Aran is about 8 kilometers away from Aran-Orin.
History
Omu-Aran was founded over 500 years ago. The community was founded due to t... |
Sefhare | Q72025 | AF | 57,585,033 | Sefhare is a Botswana village located in the Central district. According to the 2011 census, the village has 5295 inhabitants.
Location
In the territory of the village there are the following 19 locations:
Booke of 2 inhabitants,
Borotsi of 7 inhabitants,
Dikamakama of 5 inhabitants,
Ditshoswane with 136 inhabi... |
Ngamiland_East | Q165566 | AF | 57,585,034 | Ngamiland East is one of the subdistricts of Ngamiland District of Botswana.
Villages
Bodibeng
Botlhatlogo
Chanoga
Habu
Kareng
Kgakge/Makakung
Komana
Mababe
Makalamabedi
Matlapana
Matsaudi/Sakapane
Maun
Phuduhudu
Sankuyo
Sehithwa
Semboyo
Shorobe
Toteng
Tsao
Localities
A.1.2 Vet Camp
A.I. Camp
Amusangwana
Audi
B.D... |
Ngamiland_West | Q165601 | AF | 57,585,035 | Ngamiland West is one of the subdistricts of Ngamiland District of Botswana.
Villages
Beetsha
Chukumuchu
Eretsha
Etsha 1
Etsha 13
Etsha 6
Gani
Gonutsuga
Gudingwa
Gumare
Ikoga
Kajaja
Kauxwhi
Mogomotho
Mohembo East
Mohembo West
Mokgacha
Ngarange
Nokaneng
Nxamasere
Nxaunxau
Qangwa
Samochema
Sekondomboro
Sepopa
Seronga
... |
Mabutsane | Q171127 | AF | 57,585,040 | Mabutsane is a Botswana village located in the Southern district, subdistrict of Ngwaketse West. According to the 2011 census, the village has 2,386 inhabitants.
Location
In the territory of the village there are the following 23 locations:
Bokhutlo of 11 inhabitants,
Bokspan of 12 inhabitants,
Ditlhako of 11 in... |
Lorengecora | Q31943584 | AF | 57,660,675 | Lorengecora is a settlement in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the headquarters of Lorengecora Parish, in Iriri sub-county, in Bokora County, in Napak District, in the Karamoja sub-region.
Location
Lorengecora Town Council is located along the Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road, approximately , by road, north... |
Umzingwane_District | Q32037668 | AF | 58,019,078 | Umzingwane is a district in the northern part of Matabeleland South province in Zimbabwe. It was formerly known as Esigodini and before 1982 as Essexvale.
Its governing seat is located in the village of Umzingwane.
Geography
Umzingwane District is located in south-east of Bulawayo City, the second biggest town of th... |
Malkerns | Q3699336 | AF | 58,033,214 | Malkerns is a town in Eswatini, located in the Manzini District. As of 2019, it has a population of 8,074.
References
Populated places in Manzini Region |
Hluti | Q4167668 | AF | 58,033,247 | Hluti is a town in Eswatini, located in the Shiselweni Region. As of 2005, it has a population of 6,763.
References
Populated places in Shiselweni Region |
University_of_Malawi_College_of_Medicine | Q56276679 | AF | 58,084,995 | The University of Malawi College of Medicine (UMCM), also Malawi College of Medicine in Blantyre, is a constituent college of the University of Malawi, the oldest and largest public university in the country. The college houses the Faculty of Medicine of the University, and is the only medical school in Malawi.
Locati... |
African_College_of_Commerce_and_Technology | Q22672637 | AF | 58,116,655 | African College of Commerce and Technology (abbreviated ACCT) is a private tertiary educational institution focusing on business, management, entrepreneurship, technical and information communication technology courses located in Kabale District, Uganda. The programs ACCT offers are examined by different examinations b... |
Bingu_National_Stadium | Q28457050 | AF | 58,188,354 | Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe is the national stadium of Malawi. It is used for football matches and also has an athletics track. It hosts the home games of the Malawi national football team. It holds 41,100 people. It is named after former Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika.
This stadium became Ethiopian Foot... |
University_of_Zambia_School_of_Public_Health | Q56280585 | AF | 58,233,516 | The University of Zambia School of Public Health (UNZASPH), is one of the schools that comprise the University of Zambia College of Health Sciences.
Location
The campus of UZASPH is located at the Ridgeway Campus of the University, at the corner of Burma Road and Nationalist Road, in the city of Lusaka, the capital an... |
Lakeside,_Johannesburg | Q56245323 | AF | 58,258,240 | Lakeside is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located adjacent to Modderfontein in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
References
Johannesburg Region F
Townships in Gauteng |
Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Karonga | Q870348 | AF | 39,713,331 | The Diocese of Karonga (in Latin: Dioecesis Karongana) is a see of the Roman Catholic Church suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe. In 2010, it counted 61,000 baptized people among a population of 400,000 inhabitants. Its current bishop is Martin Anwel Mtumbuka.
Located in the Northern region of Mala... |
Elgeyo-Marakwet_County | Q15216433 | AF | 39,728,812 | Elgeyo-Marakwet County is one of Kenya's 47 counties, which is located in the former Rift Valley Province with its capital and largest town as Iten. It borders the counties of West Pokot to the north, Baringo County to the east, southeast and south, Uasin Gishu to the southwest and west, and Trans Nzoia to the northwes... |
Fordsburg_Square | Q15218002 | AF | 39,731,150 | Fordsburg Square in Fordsburg is a thriving square that is the site of a flea market was recently known for being run-down. This square in Johannesburg is the location of a battle between striking miners and the South African police, army and air force.
Description
Fordsburg Square is the site of a flea market that wa... |
Unki_mine | Q16990101 | AF | 39,733,455 | The Unki mine is an underground mine located in the central part of Zimbabwe in Shurugwi, Midlands Province. Unki represents one of the largest platinum reserves in Zimbabwe having estimated reserves of 34 million oz (964 tonnes) of platinum. The mine produces around 64,000 oz (1814 kg) of platinum/year.
References
... |
James_Mpanza_House | Q15229266 | AF | 39,743,200 | The James Mpanza House is a simple house in Orlando near Johannesburg. James Mpanza was a champion for the rights of black South Africans to have homes. His house was where he and his family lived and it was also a place of public meetings and informal courts.
Description
James Mpanza's house is a single storey brick ... |
Tarkwa_mine | Q16734143 | AF | 39,746,404 | The Tarkwa mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Ghana and in the world. The mine is located in the south-west of the country in the Western Region. The mine has estimated reserves of 15.1 million oz of gold.
Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance
In October 2001 a tailings dam ruptured at the company's ... |
Damang_mine | Q16733450 | AF | 39,746,422 | The Damang mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Ghana and in the world. The mine is located in the south-west of the country in the Western Region. The mine has estimated reserves of 10 million oz of gold. The mine is operated by Abosso Goldfields Ltd a subsidiary of the South African Gold Fields, which was ac... |
Keta_Senior_High_Technical_School | Q14813191 | AF | 39,774,464 | Keta Senior High Technical School (Ketasco) formerly Keta Secondary School is a mixed Public Senior High School located at Dzelukope a town in the Keta Municipal District of the Volta Region, Ghana. The school has a student population of about 3,515 and a teaching staff strength of 150 as at 2020. Ketasco is the bigge... |
Mrima_Hill_mine | Q15036526 | AF | 39,781,902 | The Mrima Hill mine is a large niobium mine located in southern Kenya in the Coast Province, close to Mombasa. Mrima Hill represents one of the largest niobium reserves in Kenya, having estimated reserves of 105.3 million tonnes of ore grading 0.65% niobium metal.
References
Niobium mines in Kenya |
Ahafo_mine | Q16002117 | AF | 39,811,630 | The Ahafo mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Republic of Ghana and in the world. The mine is located in the center of the country in Brong-Ahafo Region. The mine has estimated reserves of 17 million ounces of gold.
The company has been accused of "human rights abuses and irresponsible practices" by Earthwork... |
American_International_University_West_Africa | Q16251004 | AF | 39,833,552 | American International University West Africa established The Gambia campus in January 2011 in Serekunda. The University offers medical program leading to Doctor of Medicine (MD) Degree. The curriculum is based on American Medical Schools systems. The University is open to students from Africa. AIU Health Science Cente... |
Bikita_mine | Q16254733 | AF | 39,834,564 | The Bikita mine is the largest lithium mine in Zimbabwe. The privately owned company holds the world’s largest-known deposit of lithium at approximately 11 million tonnes. The mine is located in southern Zimbabwe in Masvingo Province. The Bikita mine has reserves amounting to 10.8 million tonnes of lithium ore grading... |
Godfrey_Okoye_University | Q13601184 | AF | 39,852,165 | Godfrey Okoye University (GO University) was founded in 2009 by the Very Reverend Father Professor Dr. Christian Anieke for the Catholic Diocese of Enugu. The university, which got its operational licence on 3 November 2009 from the National Universities Commission (NUC), belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Enugu in Nig... |
Selkirk_mine | Q16989767 | AF | 39,864,212 | The Selkirk mine is a large mine in the west of Botswana in the North-East District. Selkirk represents one of the largest nickel reserve in Botswana having estimated reserves of 135 million tonnes of ore grading 0.25% nickel. The 135 million tonnes of ore contains 0.3 million tonnes of nickel metal.
Operated for some... |
Phoenix_nickel_mine | Q16990872 | AF | 39,864,255 | The Phoenix mine is a large mine in the west of Botswana in the North-East District. Phoenix represents one of the largest nickel reserve in Botswana having estimated reserves of 329.7 million tonnes of ore grading 0.23% nickel. The 329.7 million tonnes of ore contains 0.78 million tonnes of nickel metal.
Francistown ... |
Mengo_Senior_School | Q15253033 | AF | 39,902,939 | Mengo Senior School, also known as Mengo SS, is a comprehensive, mixed day school in Kampala. , it had over 5300 students, 250 teachers, 28 technical staff, and more than 30 support staff.
Location
Mengo SS is located on Namirembe Hill, along Hoima Road in Lubaga Division, in the north-western part of Kampala, the cap... |
Hanover_Park,_Cape_Town | Q15222957 | AF | 39,932,485 | Hanover Park is a neighborhood of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa
In February 1980 the neighborhood was the starting point of a national prolonged school boycott in protest of apartheid laws and policies. Although Hanover Park is its own neighborhood separate from Philippi to its sou... |
Kisii_University | Q15036631 | AF | 39,945,024 | Kisii University is a public university located in Kisii. It was founded in 1965 as a primary teachers’ training college on a 61-acre land that was donated by the County Council of Gusii. The college continued up to 1983 when it was upgraded to a secondary teachers’ college to offer Diploma programmes.
History
The Gov... |
Gomoa_Amoanda | Q15045470 | AF | 39,953,774 | Amoanda is a small town and a sub of Gomoa East district in the Central Region of Ghana.
References
Populated places in the Central Region (Ghana) |
Ngezi_mine | Q16979254 | AF | 39,986,832 | The Ngezi mine is a collection of underground mines located in the northern part of Zimbabwe in Mashonaland West Province. Ngezi represents one of the largest platinum reserves in Southern Africa having estimated reserves of 107.4 million oz of platinum. The mine produces around 200,000 oz of platinum/year.
References... |
Mimosa_mine | Q16979342 | AF | 39,986,837 | The Mimosa mine is a large underground mine located in the southern part of Zimbabwe in the Zvishavane District of Midlands Province. Mimosa was the first platinum mine in the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe. It had, as of 2012, platinum reserves estimated at 7.9 million ozs of platinum. The mine produces around 120,000 oz of p... |
2013_Kano_bus_bombing | Q16821013 | AF | 40,005,137 | On March 18, 2013, a suicide attack was committed against Christian civilians at the Kano bus station, all of whom were boarding the buses to go to the mostly Christian south.
The attack
On March 18, a Volkswagen Golf packed with explosives and driven by three suicide bombers sped to five buses, which were being board... |
David_Webster_House | Q17008572 | AF | 40,021,043 | The David Webster House is at 13 Eleanor Street in Troyeville and it is important not only because this is where the anti-apartheid activist David Webster lived but it is also where he was killed by a government assassin. The house is still in private ownership but it is decorated to commemorate his life.
History
Davi... |
Aston_Bay,_South_Africa | Q10420874 | AF | 40,023,024 | Aston Bay is a suburb of Jeffreys Bay in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It incorporates Marina Martinique, a large residential marina.
It is situated about west of Port Elizabeth.
It was established as a fishing village in the 1850s.
References
Populated places ... |
Budongo_Forest | Q16954344 | AF | 40,032,160 | The Budongo Forest in Uganda is northwest of the capital city Kampala on the way to Murchison Falls National Park and is located on the escarpment northeast of Lake Albert. It covers parts of Hoima and Kikuube. It is known for its former abundance of East African mahogany trees as well as being home to a population of ... |
Rosslyn,_Gauteng | Q10657170 | AF | 40,042,509 | Rosslyn is an industrial suburb of Akasia, 29 km north-west of Pretoria and part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
This industrialized area is best known for its automotive industry, in particular the BMW South Africa factory, which opened in 1968, BMW's first f... |
Border_Post,_Eastern_Cape | Q15203433 | AF | 40,042,678 | Border Post is a village in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The name indicates the border post that existed between the former homeland of Ciskei and the Republic of South Africa, during the apartheid years of 1981–1994.
The village has one primary school, Kuhle Primary, ... |
Braunschweig,_Eastern_Cape | Q901864 | AF | 40,042,740 | Braunschweig is a small town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
Braunschweig, situated in the former district of King William's Town, is one of the villages that were established after the arrival of the German Legion and German settlers in British Kaffraria in and after 1857. It is represented today solely b... |
Kgomokasitwa | Q170836 | AF | 40,044,107 | Kgomokasitwa is a small village in the Southern District of Botswana, located some few kilometers north of Lobatse. To reach the village you travel by the A2 road between Lobatse and Kanye, then branch to the right at the Molapowabojang ward called Tshweneyagae. Kgomokasitwa has a population of about 1423 (2011 Cen... |
Action_Senior_High_&_Technical_School | Q16250115 | AF | 40,062,039 | Action Progressive Institute, also known as Action Secondary Technical School and Action Senior High School, is an educational institution for secondary and technical education located in Madina Estate in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.
See also
List of schools in Ghana
List of senior secondary schools in Ghana
Re... |
Lake_Turkana_Wind_Power_Station | Q16746823 | AF | 40,149,576 | Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) is a wind farm in Kenya. It is located in Loiyangalani District, in Marsabit County, approximately by road north of Nairobi, Kenya's capital city.
The wind farm covers and has a capacity of 310 MW, enough to supply one million homes. It comprises 365 wind turbines, each with a c... |
Ngong_Hills_Wind_Power_Station | Q17110713 | AF | 40,150,266 | Ngong Hills Wind Power Station, also Ngong Hills Wind Farm, is a wind-powered power station in Kenya.
Location
The power station is located in the northern foothills of Ngong Hills, near the town of Ngong, in Kajiado County, approximately , by road, southwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. The coo... |
Kasouga | Q14514902 | AF | 40,177,829 | Kasouga or Kasuka is a small village in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Settlement some 10 km north-east of Kenton-on-Sea, near the mouth of the Kasuka River. The name is derived from Khoekhoen and means 'place of many leopards'. The river name "Kasuka" is a Xhosa ada... |
Potsdam,_Eastern_Cape | Q11021121 | AF | 40,181,978 | Potsdam is a town in Buffalo City in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
References
Populated places in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality |
Thornhill,_Kouga | Q15975753 | AF | 40,182,335 | Thornhill is a town in Kouga Local Municipality under the Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
References
Populated places in the Kouga Local Municipality |
Lesseyton | Q15728117 | AF | 40,182,434 | Lesseyton is a town in Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, located northwest of Queenstown. Almost all residents are Xhosa speakers. Lesseyton has two schools: Lesseyton Primary School and Ndlovukazi Public High School.
Lesseyton was established as a mission station of the W... |
Kindaruma_Hydroelectric_Power_Station | Q16893451 | AF | 40,205,584 | The Kindaruma Hydroelectric Power Station, also Kindaruma Dam is an embankment dam with two gravity dam sections on the Tana River in Kenya. It straddles the border of Embu and Machakos counties in Kenya. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a power station. It is Kenya's fi... |
Madzikane_Ka_Zulu_Memorial_Hospital | Q14956878 | AF | 40,229,933 | Madzikane Ka Zulu Memorial Hospital is a Provincial government funded hospital in Mount Frere in the Alfred Nzo District of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated just a few kilometres north of Mount Frere town on the N2 road. It is a landmark in the area, being one of the largest hospitals in the pr... |
Mjanyana_Hospital | Q14956879 | AF | 40,230,093 | Mjanyana Hospital is a Provincial government funded hospital in Ngcobo in the Chris Hani District Municipality of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
The hospital departments include Emergency department, Paediatric ward, Out Patients Department, Surgical Services, Medical Services, Operating Theatre & CSSD Ser... |
Mount_Ayliff_Hospital | Q14956880 | AF | 40,230,256 | Mount Ayliff Hospital is a Provincial government funded hospital in Mount Ayliff in the Alfred Nzo District of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
The hospital departments include Audiology, Emergency department, Paediatric ward, Maternity ward, Out Patients Department, Surgical Services, Medical Services, Oper... |
Lutembe_Bay | Q15243147 | AF | 40,255,566 | Lutembe Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria.
Conservation
Lutumbe Bay is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance. The bay is notable for its population of as many as 1.5m white-winged tern.
in 2013 a portion of the wetland was illegally fil... |
Mabamba_Bay | Q15243329 | AF | 40,256,227 | Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula.
Conservation
Mabamba is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance. Key protected bird species in Mabamba are the shoebill, the blue swallow and the papyrus gonolek... |
African_Banks | Q14701401 | AF | 40,256,849 | The African Banks are the uninhabited northernmost islands of the Amirante Islands, of the Outer Islands of the Republic of Seychelles, in the western Indian Ocean.
History
The islands were discovered in 1797 and named Îlots Africains by Admiral Willaumez commanding the frigate La Régénérée.
North Island had for a co... |
Boudeuse_Island | Q2645482 | AF | 40,264,079 | Boudeuse Cay is an uninhabited islet lying at the western edge of the Amirantes group, of the Outer Islands of the Republic of Seychelles, in the western Indian Ocean.
It is located with a distance of 332 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.
History
Boudeuse Cay was named after a ship used in Bougainville's famous voyage... |
Desnoeufs_Island | Q2645562 | AF | 40,267,172 | Desnœufs Island is an island in Seychelles, lying at the southern edge of the Amirantes group, in the Outer Islands, with a distance of 321 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.
History
The origin of the name seems to be its French meaning, "one of nine", as it is one of the nine main islands of the Amirantes.
Geography
... |
Waterkloof_Ridge | Q13036355 | AF | 40,267,234 | Waterkloof Ridge (Afrikaans: "Waterkloofrif") is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. Originally called Highlands - where so called Coloureds, Blacks & some Indians lived & schooled - before they were displaced to 'separate development areas' as per the South African National Party Apartheid sys... |
Elardus_Park | Q13034699 | AF | 40,267,474 | Elardus Park (Afrikaans: Elarduspark) is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is located to the south of Waterkloof Ridge in a leafy, established area that is home to the city's medium expensive real estate.
Education
Elardus Park houses a primary school named Laerskool Elarduspark, serving... |
Lynnwood_Manor | Q15243203 | AF | 40,267,520 | Lynnwood Manor is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre.
When it was first established in the 1960s, it was the most eastern suburb of Pretoria, but the city has since considerably expanded eastwards and southwards.
Together with Brooklyn and... |
Garsfontein | Q15221434 | AF | 40,270,064 | Garsfontein is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre, close to the Menlyn Park shopping center.
Education
Garsfontein is served by Laerskool Garsfontein a public elementary school and Hoërskool Garsfontein... |
Mpofu | Q15260139 | AF | 40,280,555 | Mpofu is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
As of 1996, it was the seat of a magisterial district.
References
Populated places in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality |
Baccle's_Farm | Q15195857 | AF | 40,280,601 | Baccle's Farm is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
References
Populated places in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality |
Tentergate | Q15975758 | AF | 40,280,619 | Tentergate is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Tentergate was established in 1976, as a relocation camp for the people who fled Herschel ahead of its incorporation into an independent Transkei.
References
Populated places in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality |
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