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The Province of Natal (Afrikaans: Natalprovinsie), commonly called Natal, was a province of South Africa from May 1910 until May 1994. Its capital was Pietermaritzburg . During this period rural areas inhabited by the black African population of Natal were organized into the bantustan of KwaZulu , which was progressively separated from the ...
- KwaZulu-Natal - Wikipedia
KwaZulu-Natal (/ k w ɑː ˌ z uː l uː n ə ˈ t ɑː l /, also...
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The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern...
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KwaZulu-Natal (/ k w ɑː ˌ z uː l uː n ə ˈ t ɑː l /, also referred to as KZN; nicknamed "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province.
- 94,361 km² (36,433 sq mi)
- Pietermaritzburg
- ZA-KZN
- South Africa
Apr 29, 2024 · KwaZulu-Natal, province of South Africa, occupying the southeastern portion of the country. Within KwaZulu-Natal is the enclave of Eastern Cape province consisting of the eastern portion of the former Griqualand East (around Umzimkulu). Its provincial capital is Pietermaritzburg.
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Saint Lucia Game Reserve. Natal, former province of South Africa. It was the smallest of the four traditional provinces and occupied the southeastern part of the country. The Portuguese navigator Vasco de Gama sighted the coast along what is now Durban on Christmas Day in 1497 and named the country Terra Natalis, after the Portuguese word ...
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The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Republic of Natalia, and on 31 May 1910 combined with three other colonies to form the Union of South Africa, as one of its provinces. It is now the KwaZulu-Natal province of South ...
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Natal . Natal , Former province, southeastern Republic of South Africa. The area was occupied for centuries by Bantu-speaking peoples. It was given the name Natal by Vasco da Gama when he sighted the harbour of Port Natal (now Durban) on Christmas Day (Portuguese Natal) in 1497.
KwaZulu-Natal ( / kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl /, also called KZN or Natal) is a province in South Africa. Before 1994, KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the KwaZulu homeland. Background. In the 1830s, the northern part of KwaZulu-Natal was part of the Zulu Kingdom.
