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Delve into Goje in South Africa

Goje in the region of KwaZulu-Natal is located in South Africa - some 258 mi or ( 414 km ) South-East of Pretoria , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Goje

Local time in Goje is now 08:21 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Maseru, Siteki, Mbabane, Manzini, and Lobamba. While being here, you might want to check out Maseru . We discovered some clip posted online . 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 Goje ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Un Safari à Kirkman's Kamp en Afrique du sud

5:22 min by Pierre Bouchard
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Souvenir d'un safari photo en Afrique du sud ..

Soul Gypsies South Africa 2011 Safari

6:24 min by L0wDefTV
Views: 80 Rating: 5.00

Chris and Maggie Mellor (Soul Gypsies) organize South African Safaris as well as other wonderful global adventures. www.soulgypsies.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.43 31.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 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".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.43 31.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: History of KwaZulu-Natal, History of South Africa, Zulu culture

Battle of Ulundi

The Battle of Ulundi took place at the Zulu capital of Ulundi on 4 July 1879 and was the last major battle of the Anglo-Zulu War. The British army finally broke the military power of the Zulu nation by defeating the main Zulu army and immediately afterwards capturing and razing the capital of Zululand, the royal kraal of Ulundi.

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Located at -28.32 31.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1879 in South Africa, Battles of the Anglo-Zulu War, History of KwaZulu-Natal

Zululand District Municipality

Zululand is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Zululand is Ulundi. The majority of its 804,456 people speak IsiZulu. The district code is DC26. It is part of a larger historical area also known as Zululand.

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Located at -28.32 31.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: District Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal

Zulu Kingdom

The Zulu Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire (or rather imprecisely as Zululand) was a monarchy in Southern Africa that extended along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela River in the south to Pongola River in the north. The small kingdom grew to dominate much of what is today KwaZulu-Natal in Southern Africa, but when it came into conflict with the British Empire in the 1870s during the Anglo-Zulu War, it was defeated despite an early Zulu victory in the war.

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Located at -28.30 31.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1897 disestablishments, Former British colonies, History of KwaZulu-Natal, History of South Africa, States and territories established in 1818, Zulu culture