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Swartruggens

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Swartruggens is a small farming town in North West Province, South Africa that was established in 1875. [1]

12 relations: Dutch language, Elands River (North West), Human Sciences Research Council, Koster, North West, North West (South African province), Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Rustenburg, Second Boer War, Siege of Mafeking, South Africa, Town, Zeerust.

Dutch language

The Dutch language is a West Germanic language, spoken by around 23 million people as a first language (including the population of the Netherlands where it is the official language, and about sixty percent of Belgium where it is one of the three official languages) and by another 5 million as a second language.

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Elands River (North West)

The Elands River (Elandsrivier) is a river in the North West Province, South Africa.

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Human Sciences Research Council

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa primarily conducts large-scale, policy-relevant, social-scientific projects for public-sector users, for non governmental organisations and international development agencies in support of development nationally, in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and in Africa.

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Koster, North West

Koster is a small farming town situated on the watershed between the Orange and Limpopo Rivers in North West Province of South Africa.

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North West (South African province)

North West is a province of South Africa.

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Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, (22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, author of Scouting for Boys which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement, founder and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association and founder of the Girl Guides.

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Rustenburg

Rustenburg (Afrikaans and Dutch: Town of Rest) is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range in North West Province of South Africa.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa.

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Siege of Mafeking

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.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Town

A town is a human settlement.

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Zeerust

Zeerust is a commercial town situated in Ngaka Modiri Molema district North West Province, South Africa.

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Redirects here:

Borolelo, Swartruggens, North West.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swartruggens

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