Talana,_KwaZulu-Natal

Talana, KwaZulu-Natal

Talana, KwaZulu-Natal

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Talana is a village 5 km east of Dundee on the route between Vryheid and Glencoe. The name is Zulu and derives from the shelf, made of itala grass, around the central pole in a Zulu chief's home. Amulets, precious items and valuables were placed on this Talana Shelf. Hence the name means "the place where treasures are kept."

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." Talana Hill is a flat-topped hill and was the scene of the famous Battle of Talana Hill on 20 October 1899, between the Boers and the British.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 427. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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