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Babanango Destination Guide

Delve into Babanango in South Africa

Babanango in the region of KwaZulu-Natal is a city in South Africa - some 255 mi or ( 410 km ) South-East of Pretoria , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Babanango

Current time in Babanango is now 11:57 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Maseru, Siteki, Mbabane, Manzini, and Lobamba. While being here, make sure to check out Maseru . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Babanango ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Sacred Sangoma Dance

1:10 min by spiritconsciousness
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A Sangoma in full shaman Sangoma dance for the ancestors... in ceremony in KwaZulu-Natal... The song and drumming and dress is traditional for Sangoma ceremony. To find out more about Sangoma's please ..

DumaZulu Cultural Village - KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

0:41 min by SmartGuide1
Views: 983 Rating: 5.00

At the DumaZulu Cultural village, you gain an insight into the old Zulu way of life. This video was produced by SmartGuide for their interactive online video guide. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Magango

The Battle of Magango was fought in 1840 between Zulu and Boer forces at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:28|23|0.13|S|30|54|59.13|E|type:event |primary |name= }}. The Zulus were led by King Dingane. The Boers were victorious.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.38 30.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: History of South Africa

Piet Retief

Pieter Mauritz Retief (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a South African Boer leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he assumed command of punitive expeditions in response to raiding parties from the adjacent Xhosa territory. He became a spokesperson for the frontier farmers who voiced their discontent, and wrote the Voortrekkers' declaration at their departure from the colony.

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Located at -28.43 31.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1780 births, 1838 deaths, 19th-century African people, Afrikaner people, Great Trek, History of KwaZulu-Natal, Massacres in South Africa, South African people of Huguenot descent

UMgungundlovu

uMgungundlovu was the royal capital of the Zulu king Dingane (1828–1840) and one of several military complexes (amakhanda) which he maintained. He established his royal kraal in 1829 in the Emakhosini Valley against Lion Hill, just south of the White Umfolozi River. The name uMgungundlovu stems from the Zulu word or phrase ungungu we ndlovu, which means "the secret conclave of the elephant". Some sources also refer to uMgungundlovu as "the place of the elephant".

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Located at -28.43 31.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: History of KwaZulu-Natal, History of South Africa, Zulu culture

Battle of Italeni

The Battle of Italeni was a battle that took place at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:28|29|6|S|31|16|27|E|type:event_region:ZA |primary |name= }} in what is now KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa, between the Voortrekkers and the Zulus during the period of the Great Trek.

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Located at -28.49 31.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 1838 in South Africa, 19th century in Africa, Battles involving the Zulu, Conflicts in 1838, Great Trek, History of KwaZulu-Natal, Military history of South Africa