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National routes in South Africa are a class of trunk roads and freeways which connect major cities. They form the highest category in the South African route numbering scheme, and are designated with route numbers beginning with "N", from N1 to N18. Most segments of the national route network are officially proclaimed National Roads that are ...
The Panorama Route is a scenic road in South Africa connecting several cultural and natural points of interest. The route, steeped in the history of South Africa, is in Mpumalanga province, centred around the Blyde River Canyon, the world's third largest canyon. It features numerous waterfalls, one of the largest afforested areas in South ...
The Silk Road [a] was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. [1] Spanning over 6,400 km (4,000 mi), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds. [2] [3] [4] The name "Silk Road" was first ...
History of South Africa. The first modern humans are believed to have inhabited South Africa more than 100,000 years ago. [ 1] In 1999, UNESCO designated the region the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site. [ 2] South Africa's first known inhabitants have been referred to as the Khoisan, the Khwe and the San.
Geography of South Africa. / 29.000°S 24.000°E / -29.000; 24.000. South Africa occupies the southern tip of Africa, its coastline stretching more than 2,850 kilometres (1,770 miles) from the desert border with Namibia on the Atlantic (western) coast southwards around the tip of Africa and then northeast to the border with Mozambique ...
Transnet Freight Rail is the largest division of Transnet, a State-Owned Company (SOC) wholly owned by the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the custodian of rail, ports, and pipelines. The passengers' network is divided into urban commuter and long-distance routes. Metrorail, the urban commuter transport service present in Gauteng ...
N10 (South Africa) N11 (South Africa) N12 (South Africa) N14 (South Africa) N17 (South Africa) N18 (South Africa) N21 (South Africa) Category: Roads in South Africa.
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo. [2] It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country. Its current length of 2,255 kilometres (1,401 mi) makes it the longest numbered route in South Africa. [3]