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Polinjane River
Polinjane River is a river of Eswatini. A tributary of the Mbabane River The Mbabane River is a river of Eswatini. It flows through Hhohho, Hhohho District in the north-west of the country. The city of Mbabane is located along the river. Tributary, Tributaries include the Polinjane River. See also * Geography of Eswati ..., it flows through the Mdzimba Mountains. Hydroelectric projects are reportedly active on the river. References Rivers of Eswatini {{Swaziland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, south, and southeast. At no more than north to south and east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. The prevalent language is Swazi (''siSwati'' in native form). The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III. The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule the country was expanded and unified; its boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the Scramble for Africa. After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbabane River
The Mbabane River is a river of Eswatini. It flows through Hhohho, Hhohho District in the north-west of the country. The city of Mbabane is located along the river. Tributary, Tributaries include the Polinjane River. See also * Geography of Eswatini Rivers of Eswatini References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mdimba
Mdzimba is a mountain and hill range in northwestern Eswatini. Mount Mdimba flanks the eastern side of the Ezulwini Valley. This valley is the residence of the Swazi royal family and is shrouded in legends and mysteries. The Mdzimba hills historically have had strategical importance and contain many caves in which locals would hide during raids.The mountain is named after a tribe who lived in the mountains led by a chief by the name of “Dzimba”. It is said that as a token of gratitude, the then King Sobhuza married the Chief’s first daughter. In 1826, the Swazi people retreated into the hills during an attack by the Zulus. The Boers Boers ( ; af, Boere ()) are the descendants of the Dutch-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. From 1652 to 1795, the Dutch East India Company controlled this area ... met with the locals of Mdzimba on 16 December 1889. References {{coord, 26, 23, S, 31, 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
