Nababeep
Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
29°35′24″S 17°47′02″E / 29.59°S 17.784°E / -29.59; 17.784[1]
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Nababeep is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Nababeep is an old copper-mining town in Namaqualand, 19 km north-west of Springbok. Founded in 1860 by the Okiep Copper Company. The name is of Khoekhoen origin and means ‘rhinoceros place’.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Nababeep". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 326.
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Municipalities and communities of Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: Springbok
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