Home: SA Place Names

SA Placenames lists all place points within South Africa - this is an attempt to list all South African Place Names. To learn more about a place or place names in South Africa, Stations in South Afica, the Names of cities and towns in SA, the names of rivers and mountains or any other place in South Africa this is the place to be. Find place names at https://sites.google.com/site/saplacenames/

If you know the name of the Place in SA, go to the alphabetical list under South Africa in the side bar on the left and simply look it up. Drill down to the detailed site where you will find all kinds of info about the place including relevant links. This site will always be a work in progress. If you wish to help build the site, contact me - you can email me on proplib at gmail .com You can also help me by emailing me information of places or of places that do not yet feature.

SA Place names is an even more ambitious project than the placenamessa (http://placenamessa.blogspot.com/) railways project- SA Place Names is a directory of ALL South African place names. Past and current. I would like to include the names of dorpies, farms and features in this comprehensive list.

SA Place Names will never be complete - it is bound to be under construction all the time. Find a person: http://sadirectory.azurewebsites.net/

This is also a guide to assist people that wish to visit this part of the world - So, welcome to the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana the countries that make up this beautiful region of Africa. We are just beginning to realise our enormous potential as a tourist destination. The first thing that one should realise are that the national parks are among the greatest in the world and there are few better places to see Africa’s wildlife. The thrill of seeing the big six - animals like elephants and lions and whales in their wild surrounds should not be underestimated.

South African beaches are great - they are amongst the best and least crowded in the world, and the surf is the best you can get. The East coast is warm (Mocambique Current) and the west coast refreshing (Benguela Current) . The countryside and particularly the mountains, are spectacular, and the mountain biking, walking and 4X4 bundu bashing and touring possibilities are virtually endless.

The climate is more than kind, and there is the added advantage that it is summer in southern Africa while the northern hemisphere is in the throes of winter. So you can come from minus 20 to plus 20 within 12 hours!

The region’s infrastructure, by any standards, is extremely good in Southern Africa — the transport and communications systems all work - the hotels and the restaurants are sophisticated, and wherever you are, you can find somewhere clean and comfortable to stay, and with decent food.

The mix of cultures is awsome and interesting - the various black regions , white, colored, Indian.... Since South Africa’s peaceful transition to democracy in 1994, that country has melded into a new society of great energy and significance. Political violence is a thing of the past and among the vast majority of the people there is a desire to get on with building a new nation - albeit diverse and not necessarily united. As the motto says : "Strength in Diversity"

It’s now an exciting time to visit.

With regards to South Africa's neighbours the following could be said: Swaziland, in contrast to South Africa’s new democracy, retains its beloved(?) monarchy and the tiny country is proof that a pre-industrial culture can thrive in a modern nation.

Lesotho, ‘the kingdom in the sky’, offers travellers contact with traditional and rural African village life, whether pony trekking or hiking through the highland wilderness.

Enjoy

For future reference The address of this site is:

http://sites.google.com/site/saplacenames/

And as said above the companion blogsite address is: http://placenamessa.blogspot.com/

Over time this site will include what is on that blogsite.

I must acknowledge the use of one site, namely: http://www.guidedways.com/prayertimes/cities-country-south_africa-letter-W-page-1.htm

If you have any comments, forward them to proplib@ gmail . com

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