Amajuba Mountain

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Amajuba Mountain is a historically significant peak in South Africa, best known as the site of the decisive Battle of Amajuba Hill during the First Anglo-Boer War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Amajuba Mountain canonical 2
Amajuba Hill 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf landform ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
associatedWith British Empire ⓘ
South African Republic ⓘ
battleName Battle of Amajuba Hill ⓘ
battleResult Boer victory ⓘ
category Battlefields of the First Anglo-Boer War ⓘ
Mountains of KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
conflict First Anglo-Boer War ⓘ
linked to: First Boer War
country South Africa ⓘ
elevation approximately 1900 metres ⓘ
eventDate 27 February 1881 ⓘ
hasAccessRoad road from Volksrust area ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Amajuba Hill ⓘ
linked to: Amajuba Mountain

Majuba Hill ⓘ
hasMemorial war memorial on summit area ⓘ
hasViewOf surrounding highveld and escarpment ⓘ
heritageStatus recognized historical site ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century South African conflicts ⓘ
knownFor Battle of Amajuba Hill ⓘ
First Anglo-Boer War history ⓘ
locatedIn KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
locatedNear Majuba Pass ⓘ
Volksrust ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from Zulu language ⓘ
nameMeaning often translated as "place of doves" or "place of pigeons" ⓘ
nearBorderWith Free State ⓘ
Mpumalanga ⓘ
partOf Drakensberg region ⓘ
region northern KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
significance site of decisive Boer victory over British forces ⓘ
strategicImportance commanding position over Majuba Pass ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amajuba District Municipality → namedAfter → Amajuba Mountain ⓘ
Amajuba region → namedAfter → Amajuba Mountain ⓘ
Amajuba Mountain → hasAlternativeName → Amajuba Hill ⓘ
linked to: Amajuba Mountain