Xhosa name for the Doorn River, now known as; Indwe! It means 'thorns' referring to the Acacia trees that grow in the Area through which the River flows.
placeREF P-0121966Revised
Place record
Ameva River, Eastern Cape
- Coordinates
- 27.3680, -31.4620
- Updated
- 25 May 2020
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Location Map
Ameva River, Eastern Cape
How we know this
- 01New Dictionary of South African Names by Peter E. Raper
Last updated · 25 May 2020
South African History Online. (2016, September 21). Ameva River, Eastern Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0121966
South African History Online (2016) 'Ameva River, Eastern Cape', South African History Online, 21 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0121966 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Ameva River, Eastern Cape [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0121966, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Ameva River, Eastern Cape." South African History Online, 21 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0121966. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Ameva River, Eastern Cape." South African History Online. September 21, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0121966.
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