Bloemfontein
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Bloemfontein (pronounced /ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn/, Afrikaans and Dutch for "spring of Bloem (bloom)", "flower spring" or "fountain of flowers" is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa as well as one of the nation's three capitals being the judicial capital. The city's Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning "place of cheetahs." Bloemfontein is popularly and poetically known as "the city of roses", owing to the abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloemfontein
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 29°8'46"S 26°13'27"E
- Maseru 118 km
- Klerksdorp 263 km
- Mthatha 357 km
- Soweto 365 km
- Mahikeng/Mmabatho 379 km
- Johannesburg 390 km
- Pretoria 432 km
- Durban 461 km
- Port Elizabeth 525 km
- Maputo 719 km
- Golf course 4 km
- Naval Hill 5.2 km
- University of the Free State 6.2 km
- Bloemfontein Airport 9 km
- Air Force Base Bloemspruit 10 km
- New Tempe Airfield 14 km
- Letsedi Solar Field PV Project 39 km
- Soutpan 47 km
- Phahameng 94 km
- Beatrix Gold Mine 117 km