Albany district
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Albany district was a colonial-era administrative region on the eastern frontier of the Cape Colony in present-day South Africa, known for its role as a frontier settlement zone and site of early British immigration.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era district
ⓘ
former administrative district ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Grahamstown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British settler colonialism in southern Africa
ⓘ
Eastern Cape frontier history ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Xhosa territories to the east
ⓘ
interior districts of the Cape Colony to the west ⓘ |
| colonialEra | 19th century Cape Colony ⓘ |
| colonialPower | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bathurst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grahamstown NERFINISHED ⓘ Kowie River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Alfred area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDuringExistence | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
mixed farming
ⓘ
small-scale trade through coastal ports ⓘ stock raising ⓘ |
| governedBy | Cape colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedUnder | British colonial law ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
base for British military operations on the eastern frontier
ⓘ
buffer zone between the Cape Colony and Xhosa polities ⓘ |
| indigenousInhabitants |
Khoikhoi communities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xhosa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflict between European settlers and Xhosa communities
ⓘ
frontier settlement zone ⓘ role in the Cape Frontier Wars ⓘ site of early British immigration to the Cape Colony ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto | Cape Province administrative divisions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Eastern Cape province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Albany in New York State (probable namesake used by British authorities) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | eastern frontier of the Cape Colony ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dutch frontier districts of the Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | frontier district ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settledBy |
1820 British settlers
ⓘ
British settlers ⓘ Dutch-speaking colonists (Boers) ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Cape Frontier Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
arrival of the 1820 British settlers ⓘ |
| status | defunct administrative unit ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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