Thembuland
Sign in to saveThembuland, , is a natural region in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Its territory is the traditional region of the abaThembu.
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- Instance of
- natural region
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Eastern Cape
- Elevation
- 600
- Image
- Aloe Ferox between Cofimvaba and Ngcobo.jpg
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Early history
- Incorporation into the Cape Colony
- Early political restrictions
- The Union of South Africa and Apartheid history
- Secession dispute
- References
Thembuland, , is a natural region in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Its territory is the traditional region of the abaThembu.
It was formerly also known as "Tamboekieland" or "Tambookieland". The area of Thembuland proper includes present-day Mthatha, Mqanduli, Ngcobo, Mjanyana, Dutywa and Willowvale as well as their surroundings.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thembuland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.