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Kambula
Kambula is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Kambula
Kambula
Kambula is located in South Africa
Kambula
Kambula
Coordinates: 27°40′23″S 30°43′55″E / 27.673°S 30.732°E / -27.673; 30.732
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictZululand
MunicipalityeDumbe
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Kambula, Khambula or (Zulu Nkambule) is a town located at 27°40′07″S 30°43′18″E / 27.66863°S 30.72155°E / -27.66863; 30.72155 in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa.

It is the location where the Battle of Kambula was fought in 1879, the result of which was a British Empire victory over the Zulu people.[1]

  1. ^ "Battle of Kambula | South African history | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.

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