Natal

E15763

historical region

Natal is a historical region in southeastern South Africa, centered on the port city of Durban and known for its colonial history and diverse cultural heritage.

Aliases (1)

Natal Trek ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical region →
annexedBy	British Empire →
annexedFrom	Boer Republic of Natalia →
borderedBy	Indian Ocean →
colonizedBy	Boers → British Empire →
country	South Africa →
economyBasedOn	manufacturing → port trade → sugarcane agriculture →
establishedAsColony	1843 →
formedProvince	Natal Province →
hasCenter	Durban →
hasClimate	subtropical →
hasEthnicGroup	Afrikaners → English-speaking South Africans → Indian South Africans → Zulu people →
hasFormerNameOfRegion	KwaZulu-Natal →
hasImportantPort	Port of Durban →
hasMajorLanguage	English → Zulu →
hasMajorReligion	Christianity → Hinduism → Islam →
hasMountainRange	Drakensberg →
hasPortCity	Durban →
hasRiver	Tugela River → Umgeni River →
hasTourismAttraction	beaches → game reserves →
historicalCapital	Pietermaritzburg →
inhabitedBy	Zulu people →
knownFor	colonial history → diverse cultural heritage →
locatedIn	southeastern South Africa →
locatedOnCoastOf	Indian Ocean →
majorCity	Durban → Pietermaritzburg →
mergedWith	Zululand →
participatedIn	Anglo-Zulu War → Second Boer War →
partOf	KwaZulu-Natal →
partOfHistoricalRegion	British South Africa →
predecessorEntity	Republic of Natalia →
provinceExistedFrom	1910 →
provinceExistedUntil	1994 →
succeededBy	KwaZulu-Natal Province →
was	British colony → province of South Africa →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afrikaners → Murder of Piet Retief → Piet Retief → Richmond, Natal →	historicalRegion
Natal Colony → Natalia Republic →	namedAfter
Boer forces →	activeIn
Great Trek ("Natal Trek") →	hasPart
Natal Indian Congress →	location
M. D. Naidoo →	placeOfActivity
Manilal Gandhi →	placeOfDeath
Indians in South Africa →	primaryDestinationRegion
Transvaal Trek ("Natal Trek") →	relatedTo
Andries Pretorius →	residence
Boer Wars →	theatreOfWar
Manilal Gandhi →	workLocation