Enkeldoorn

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Enkeldoorn is the former colonial-era name of the Zimbabwean town now known as Chivhu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
associatedWith white settler farming community
colonialEraName true
continent Africa
country Zimbabwe
distanceFromHarare approximately 140 km south
formerNameOf Chivhu
hasSuccessor Chivhu
historicalRegion Rhodesia
surface form: Southern Rhodesia
historicalStatus small colonial town
languageOfName Afrikaans
locatedIn Mashonaland East Province
north-central Zimbabwe
locatedOn Harare–Masvingo road
nameMeaning lone thorn
nearbyMajorCity Harare
nowKnownAs Chivhu
partOf Zimbabwean colonial history
primaryEconomicActivity commercial farming (historically)
renamedTo Chivhu
renamingCountry Zimbabwe
replacedByToponym Chivhu
toponymType colonial name
usedAsOfficialNameUntil post-independence renaming of Zimbabwean towns
usedDuring colonial period of Southern Rhodesia

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Chivhu, Zimbabwe formerName Enkeldoorn
subject surface form: Chivhu