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Mahikeng, formerly known as Mafikeng and alternatively known as Mafeking (/ ˈ m æ f ə k ɪ ŋ /, US also / ˈ m ɑː f-/), is the capital city of the North West province of South Africa. Close to South Africa's border with Botswana, Mafikeng is 1,400 km (870 mi) northeast of Cape Town and 260 km (160 mi) west of Johannesburg. In 2001 it had ...
The siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking (now called Mahikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War from October 1899 to May 1900. The siege received considerable attention as Lord Edward Cecil , the son of the British prime minister, was in the besieged town, as also was Lady Sarah Wilson , a daughter of ...
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Mafikeng is the provincial capital of North West since 1994 and lies on the border with Botswana, it's about 260 kilometers West of Johannesburg. It was previously a seat of government for the Bechuanaland protectorate until 1965.
Mahikeng, formerly Mafikeng or Mafeking (both: măf´əkĬng), city (2011 pop. 290,269), capital of North West prov., N central South Africa, near the border of Botswana. It is the market for the surrounding cattle-raising and dairy-farming area and is an important railroad depot.
Mahikeng, also known as Mafikeng and Mafeking, is a town of 15,000 people (2011) in North West Province, South Africa. The town has many resorts, popular around the summer season. It is famous for the Siege of Mafeking, in which Robert Baden-Powell rose to fame.
Mahikeng is the capital of the North West province of South Africa. It is about 150 miles (240 kilometers) west of Johannesburg, near the border with Botswana. During the South African War (1899–1902), the city, then known as Mafeking, gained worldwide fame for withstanding a long siege.
