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Sights of Cape Town, South Africa

Sights of Cape Town, South Africa

According to 800zipcodes, Cape Town is the second largest city in South Africa after Johannesburg. Cape Town, located in the southwest of the country, used to be an important point on the trade routes between Asia and the Netherlands. The Dutch had set up a refreshment point here at the Cape of Good Hope, which the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie made full use of. Today Cape Town is one of the nicest cities to visit in South Africa. In contrast to…

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East London, South Africa

East London, South Africa

East London – the largest river port in the country – East London (East London), located in the province of the Eastern Cape. It was founded by the British in 1835. In 1848, the new settlement was named London, and the port built soon became East London. In 1857, the British brought over 2,300 German mercenaries here, who fought on their side during the Crimean War. A few years later, 3,400 more German farmers from Hamburg joined them. Many of…

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