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    Inselberg (redirect from Kopjes)
    koppie, an Afrikaans word ("little head") from the Dutch diminutive word kopje. If the inselberg is dome-shaped and formed from granite or gneiss, it can...
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    Leopard's Kopje type site have been classified as part of phase II of the Leopard's Kopje culture. For information on the region of Leopard's Kopje, see the...
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    Big Hole (redirect from Colesberg Kopje)
    Jagersfontein. The first diamonds here were found by Alyrick Braswell on Colesberg Kopje by members of the "Red Cap Party" from Colesberg at Vooruitzigt Farm, which...
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    Canteen Kopje is an archaeological site, formally protected as a grade 2 provincial heritage site, and approved in 2017 for re-grading to national status...
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    Castle Kopje is an Iron Age site located in east-central Zimbabwe, dating back to the second millennium. It is believed to have been a smaller settlement...
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    is a function of diverse habitats, including riverine forests, swamps, kopjes, grasslands, and woodlands. Blue wildebeest, gazelles, zebras, and buffalos...
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    Park forms the core of the Matobo or Matopos Hills, an area of granite kopjes and wooded valleys commencing some 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Bulawayo...
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    Huffman (2008), the original Bakalanga people descended from Leopard's Kopje farmers. These people occupied areas covering parts of north eastern Botswana...
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    of Zimbabwean independence, taking its name from the village near Harare Kopje of the Shona chief Neharawa, whose nickname was "he who does not sleep"...
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    The cinnamon-breasted warbler or kopje warbler (Euryptila subcinnamomea) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic within the genus...
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    50-carat (16.700 g; 0.5891 oz) diamond was found on the slopes of Colesberg Kopje on the farm Vooruitzigt belonging to the De Beers brothers. This sparked...
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    San Diego Zoo (section Kopje)
    ibexes. The word kopje in Dutch means "small head" which describes the rock formations that seem to pop out in the savanna. Kopjes are homes for well-adapted...
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    tor, which is also known by geomorphologists as either a castle koppie or kopje, is a large, free-standing rock outcrop that rises abruptly from the surrounding...
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    Leopard's Kopje c. 900 – c. 1075 Mapungubwe Kingdom c. 1075 – c. 1220 Zimbabwe Kingdom c. 1220 – c. 1450 Butua Kingdom c. 1450–1683 Mutapa Kingdom c. 1450–1760...
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    Leopard's Kopje c. 900 – c. 1075 Mapungubwe Kingdom c. 1075 – c. 1220 Zimbabwe Kingdom c. 1220 – c. 1450 Butua Kingdom c. 1450–1683 Mutapa Kingdom c. 1450–1760...
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    falling back under Boer control. The British attempted to storm Biddulphsberg-kopje, which was defended by Boers of the Senekal Commando, however were unable...
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    Khami, Dhlo-Dhlo and Naletale. The Matobo Hills are an area of granite kopjes and wooded valleys commencing some 35 km (22 mi) south of Bulawayo in southern...
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    Penny or 'kopje' with portrait of John I...
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    engagement in the Second Boer War near the Enslin railway station at Graspan kopje. The battle took place on November 25, 1899, between British forces led...
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    sizes of 250 and 200 ml. In The Netherlands, traditionally a "cup" (Dutch: kopje) amounts to 150 ml. However, in modern recipes the US legal cup of 240 ml...
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    Other ruins in Zimbabwe Bumbusi Danangombe Naletale Khami Ziwa Leopard's Kopje Related ruins outside Zimbabwe Manyikeni – a Mozambiquean archaeological...
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    Fleetwood Rawstorne's "Red Cap Party", found diamonds in 1871 on Colesberg Kopje after he was sent there to dig as punishment. Rawstorne took the news to...
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  • is "phukubje". The origins of the Kingdom of Mapungubwe lie in Leopard's Kopje. From around 700-900, the climate in the Limpopo-Shashe Basin became colder...
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    Leopard's Kopje c. 900 – c. 1075 Mapungubwe Kingdom c. 1075 – c. 1220 Zimbabwe Kingdom c. 1220 – c. 1450 Butua Kingdom c. 1450–1683 Mutapa Kingdom c. 1450–1760...
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    at Three Rivers is said to be almost identical to that of the Rhodesian kopje country. La Cuesta was sold by John and Judd Blick in 1947 for $90,000....
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    Kelly-Kenny had warned Kitchener not to leave "Kitchener's Kopje" undefended. Possession of the kopje was essential to guard the south-east of the British position...
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    habitats, including steppes, grasslands and savanna, and may frequent rock kopje (inselbergs) formations that dot the landscape. They are generally absent...
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    they have two children. Macedonian: Биљал Касами; Albanian: Bilall Kasami "Kopje e arkivuar". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3...
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    Leopard's Kopje c. 900 – c. 1075 Mapungubwe Kingdom c. 1075 – c. 1220 Zimbabwe Kingdom c. 1220 – c. 1450 Butua Kingdom c. 1450–1683 Mutapa Kingdom c. 1450–1760...
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    Leopard's Kopje c. 900 – c. 1075 Mapungubwe Kingdom c. 1075 – c. 1220 Zimbabwe Kingdom c. 1220 – c. 1450 Butua Kingdom c. 1450–1683 Mutapa Kingdom c. 1450–1760...
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