Dukathole, , | DOVE-MANGIARE

Dukathole

Aliwal North is a town in central South Africa on the Orange River, Eastern Cape Province. Aliwal North is the seat of the Maletswai Local Municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality.HistoryAliwal North is named in tribute to Sir Harry Smith. Sir Harry Smith, then Governor of the Cape Colony, formally founded the small town of Aliwal North in the Cape Province of South Africa in 1850. He named the town "Aliwal" in memory of his victory over the Sikhs at the Battle of Aliwal during the First Sikh War in India in 1846, and "North" in opposition to Aliwal South (now Mossel Bay). The town was laid out in 1849 on ground acquired by the government. This was auctioned and 38 lots were sold for £972.The park in the centre of Aliwal North, the Juana Square Gardens was named after Smith's wife Juana Maria de Los Dolores de Leon. One of the first white settlers in the area, Pieter Jacobus de Wet built a house at nearby Buffelsvlei around 1828. Municipal status was attained in 1882.The railway line from Molteno reached Aliwal North on 2 September 1885.GeographyThe settlement of the area and its development into a town probably is connected to the presence of good water, thermal springs and a good fording place across the Orange River, just below its confluence with the Kraai River. The Frere Bridge was opened in 1880 and later replaced with the General Hertzog Bridge, leading to Bloemfontein, 206 km to the north. To the south-west of the town, the Kramberg raises to 2000 m above sea level.

Restaurant, City

Facebook page

Dukathole

Leave a comment

Other in the area

Debonairs Pizza; Aliwal North;Eastern Cape

Wimpy: Alwal north

Engen garage Aliwal North

Riverside Lodge and Conference Centre Aliwal North

Wimpy SA

"Find your restaurant in one click"