Eshowe (Q1367652)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Eshowe is the oldest town of European settlement in Zululand, historically also known as Eziqwaqweni, Ekowe or kwaMondi. Eshowe's name is said to be inspired by the sound of wind blowing through the more than 4 km2 of the indigenous Dlinza Forest, the most important and striking feature of the town. Although the name is most likely to be derived from the Zulu word for the Xysmalobium shrubs, showe or shongwe.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Eshowe is een plaats in de Zuid-Afrikaanse provincie KwaZoeloe-Natal. Eshowe telt ongeveer 15.000 inwoners.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Eshowe is die oudste Europese nedersetting in Zoeloeland. Dit lê in die KwaZulu-Natal-provinsie, Suid-Afrika, 26 km noordwes van Gingindlovu. Die dorp lê op 'n plato wat 500 m hoër is as die vogtige kusvlakte; dit is die rede waarom die Zoeloes sê dat dit altyd koel is in Eshowe. Die dorp het 'n bevolking van 14 744 in 2011 gehad.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Eshowe, située dans le KwaZulu-Natal, en Afrique du Sud, est la plus ancienne ville fondée par les Européens du Zoulouland. Elle est connue pour le siège victorieux soutenu par les Britanniques contre les Zoulous en 1879.

Wikidata location: -28.8883, 31.4483 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Eshowe (OSM), 2.46 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Eshowe
place: town
source: sagns
sagns_id: 86351
wikidata: Q1367652
wikipedia: en:Eshowe
wikimedia_commons: Category:Eshowe

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