Chuniespoort
Encyclopedia
Chuniespoort is a mountain pass situated in the Limpopo
Province, on the R37
, the road between Polokwane
and Lebowakgomo
, South Africa
. The river flowing through this gorge of the Strydpoort Mountains is known as the Chunies River.
orthography
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Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly named Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of Transvaal Province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal...
Province, on the R37
R37 (Limpopo)
The R37 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Polokwane with Nelspruit via Burgersfort and Lydenburg.-External links:*...
, the road between Polokwane
Polokwane
Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population...
and Lebowakgomo
Lebowakgomo
Lebowakgomo was the capital of the former bantustan of Lebowa. Lebowakgomo lies southeast of the Limpopo town of Polokwane. Lebowakgomo is surrounded by villages, Mogodi and Phutimolle north east, Mamaolo on the east, Makurung and Lekhuswaneng being south east.-History:The township was...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The river flowing through this gorge of the Strydpoort Mountains is known as the Chunies River.
Etymology
The name commemorates the name of an African leader, whose name would be spelt Tshwene in modern Northern SothoNorthern Sotho language
Northern Sotho , also inaccurately known by the name of a major dialect, Pedi or sePedi, is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by 4,208,980 people — in the South African provinces of Gauteng,...
orthography
Orthography
The orthography of a language specifies a standardized way of using a specific writing system to write the language. Where more than one writing system is used for a language, for example Kurdish, Uyghur, Serbian or Inuktitut, there can be more than one orthography...
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