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Gqeberha, the city's official name since 23 February 2021, is a Xhosa word for the Baakens river, which flows through the city. [24] [25]In 1820, the rising seaport of Algoa Bay was named "Port Elizabeth" in memory of Elizabeth Frances (née Markham), the wife of Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting Governor of the Cape Colony. [26]
The following is a timeline of the history of Gqeberha in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, ... before 1600. Kingdom of Mapungubwe (1050–1270) Kingdom of Mutapa ...
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The Donkin Memorial is a four-sided stone pyramid located in the Donkin Reserve, central Gqeberha, South Africa. It was constructed at the behest of Sir Rufane Donkin (acting governor of the Cape 1820–1821) in memory of his wife Elizabeth Donkin née Markam, who died in India in 1818. The pyramid measures 10 metres (33 ft) high and is ...
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The “Superman” actor died at age 52 in 2004 due to heart failure, nine years after his accident, while Dana Reeve died of lung cancer in 2006. Most of us have acknowledged grief connected to ...
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Military units and formations in Gqeberha (1 C, 3 P) P. People from Gqeberha (7 C, 65 P) S. Sport in Gqeberha (4 C, 13 P) T. Transport in Port Elizabeth (1 C, 11 P)