AbaQulusi Was Named After Shaka’s Aunt’s Regional Royal Homestead in KwaZulu Natal
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The name AbaQulusi means ‘Wonderers’
The municipal area of AbaQulusi is approximately 3 833 sq km and constitutes about 30% of Zululand District Municipality.
birds and many other fauna and flora to be seen in numerous game farms, sites of conservational significance, Heritage Sites and other areas of beauty and interest. Wetlands of national importance abound in the district, with Blood River Vlei being the most important. Part of these towns in Kwazulu Natal still celebrate uMhlanga for Zulu girls (maidens) and also still practice Polygamy as their culture.
Tourism is becoming an important part of the economy especially in KwaZulu Natal.
Historical and other places of interest
Blood River; Kambula
Battlefield; Hlobane
Battlefield; Lancaster Hill; Mahlabatini; Scheepersnek
Battlefield; Blood River Poort
Battlefield; Holkrans/Mthashana
Battlefield; historical buildings; Klipfontein
Bird Sanctuary; Sapekoe Tea Estate at Ngome; Ngome State Forest/Ntendeka Rain Forest; Mineral Spas – Natal Spa and Thangami Safari Spa; hiking trails; nature reserves such as Ithala Game Reserve close to Louwsburg; hunting areas; sporting events such as the Ithala/Bivane Dam Canoe Challenge; environmental centre in Vryheid Hill Nature Reserve; flora such as Aloe vryheidensis; Rainbow Route and Battlefield Route with qualified tour guides; Benedictine Abbey.
Museums and art galleries
Nieuwe Republiek Museum – Lucas Meijer House and Old Council Chambers.
Towns within the municipal boundaries: Alpha, Calvert, Emondlo, Esigodini, Gluckstadt, Hlobane, Lenjanedrif, Louwsburg, Ngobeni, Ngome, Scheepersnek, Steilrand, Stilwater, Swart Umfolozi, Vryheid, Zungwini and you will recognise that some of these places that are here are named after King Shaka or there was some event happening in the tribe at that moment. And these names will always remind them of that event.
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AbaQulusi Was Named After Shaka’s Aunt’s Regional Royal Homestead in KwaZulu Natal