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Talana, KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 28°10′41″S 30°15′18″E / 28.178°S 30.255°E / -28.178; 30.255
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Talana
Talana is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Talana
Talana
Talana is located in South Africa
Talana
Talana
Coordinates: 28°10′41″S 30°15′18″E / 28.178°S 30.255°E / -28.178; 30.255
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUmzinyathi
MunicipalityEndumeni
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3023

Talana is a village 5 km east of Dundee on the route between Vryheid and Glencoe. The name is Zulu and derives from the shelf, made of itala grass, around the central pole in a Zulu chief's home. Amulets, precious items and valuables were placed on this Talana Shelf. Hence the name means "the place where treasures are kept."

." Talana Hill is a flat-topped hill and was the scene of the famous Battle of Talana Hill on 20 October 1899, between the Boers and the British.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 427. Retrieved 28 August 2013.