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kloof

 (klo͞of)
n. South African
A deep ravine.

[Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch clove, cleft, ravine; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots.]
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kloof

(kluːf)
n
(Physical Geography) a mountain pass or gorge in southern Africa
[C18: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch clove a cleft; see cleave1]
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kloof

(kluf)

n.
(in South Africa) a deep glen; ravine.
[1725–35; < Afrikaans; akin to cleave2]
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There is a kloof on the Boer's farm where mimosa-trees grow.
The Pinetown Labour Centre, which provides services to areas such as New Germany, Westmead, Hillcrest, Kloof, Waterfall, KwaDabeka, KwaNdengezi, and Hammersdale, faces daily challenges.
Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof will be located at Long Kloof Studios, c/o Park Road and Kloof Street, Cape Town and will participate in the guest-loyalty programme, Hilton Honors.
Tour de Limpopo is a four-day stage race offering cyclists stunning views of scenic Modjadji Kloof, starting from Bela Bela heading to the capital city Polokwane doing a 172km, stage two is 96.6km from Polokwane heading to Tzaneen and stage three which is 103km is from Tzaneen to Coach House.
In the 20th century the large gold mines on the West Wits line were established, and towns like Carletonville and Klerksdorp became important and busy centres around the world-famous gold mines viz Kloof, Driefontein and Western Deep levels.
Heading onto the road again, we reach the charming and natureaffirming Bushman's Kloof Reserve and Wilderness Retreat, located in rugged, boulder-strewn country where visitors spot wildlife in a nature reserve under the craggy Cederberg Mountains.
with Cheesery Visit emirates.com | Joshua stayed at: The Country Guest House at Ken Forrester Vineyards (kenforresterwines.com); Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat (bushmanskloof.co.za); and One & Only Cape Town (oneandonlyresorts.com).
Tomlin recently expanded his empire with not one but two high-profile openings that had Cape Town connoisseurs abuzz this year: a new outpost of Chef's Warehouse overlooking the scenic slopes of the Constantia winelands, and an Indian eatery, the Sally Chapman-designed Thali, in a blue house just off Kloof Street, brimming with Indian antiques, mosaic dining tables, and Chapman's wallpaper of hand-sketched birds.
Volunteering women with a history of infertility were recruited from the Endocrine and Reproductive units of three Gauteng-based hospitals in South Africa: Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Kloof Hospital and Kalafong Hospital.