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Kokstad

Kokstad is a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, founded in 1869 at the foot of Mount Currie by the Griqua leader Adam Kok III and named after him. It was the capital of Griqualand East until the territory was annexed to the Cape Colony in 1879, and it remains a centre of Griqua identity.

Kokstad
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Griqualand East

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kokstad. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kokstad
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