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Quathlamba

American  
[kwaht-lahm-buh] / kwɑtˈlɑm bə /

noun

  1. Drakensberg.


Quathlamba British  
/ kwɑːtˈlɑːmbɑː /

noun

  1. the Sotho name for Drakensberg

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Kondwana and his men reached the mountain range which is a continuation of the great Quathlamba or Drakensberg chain, and saw great frowning precipices rise over steep slopes covered with dense forest.

From Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

To ascend the valleys and cross the water-shed of the great Quathlamba Range on to the plateau takes a little longer, yet no great time.

From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

Maritzburg was founded by the emigrant Boers who left Cape Colony in the Great Trek of 1836, and descended hither across the Quathlamba Mountains in 1838.

From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

We may now turn back to pursue the story of the fortunes of the emigrant Boers who had remained on the landward or northerly side of the Quathlamba Range, or had returned thither from Natal.

From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

One of these is the Portuguese territory between Delagoa Bay and the Zambesi, together with the adjoining parts of the Transvaal, where the lower spurs of the Quathlamba Range descend to the plain.

From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

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