Transkei

former bantustan in South Africa (1976-94)
Country south_african_bantustan Q466551
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Transkei

Summary

Transkei is a South African bantustan[1]. Transkei draws 505 Wikipedia views per month (south_african_bantustan category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Transkei is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • Transkei's continent is recorded as Africa[4].
  • Transkei's instance of is recorded as South African bantustan[5].
  • Transkei's capital is recorded as Mthatha[6].
  • Transkei's official language is recorded as Xhosa[7].
  • Transkei's currency is recorded as rand[8].
  • Transkei's flag image is recorded as Flag of Transkei.svg[9].
  • Transkei's anthem is recorded as Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika[10].
  • Transkei's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Transkei.svg[11].
  • Transkei's follows is recorded as Transkeian Government[12].
  • Transkei's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 162895144[13].
  • Transkei's GND ID is recorded as 4060657-0[14].
  • Transkei's GND ID is recorded as 108602933X[15].
  • Transkei's locator map image is recorded as Transkei in South Africa.svg[16].
  • Transkei's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79045536[17].
  • Transkei's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119367554[18].
  • Transkei's IdRef ID is recorded as 027294056[19].
  • Transkei's Commons category is recorded as Transkei[20].
  • +1976-10-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Transkei[21].
  • Transkei was dissolved in +1994-04-27T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Transkei's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -31, 'lon': 29}[23].
  • Transkei's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/016p5p[24].
  • Transkei's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Transkei[25].
  • Transkei's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0067220[26].
  • Transkei's office held by head of government is recorded as Prime Minister of Transkei[27].

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Geography

Transkei is in the country of South Africa[3]. Transkei's continent is recorded as Africa[4].

Designation and Status

Transkei's instance of is recorded as South African bantustan[5].

History and Context

+1976-10-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Transkei[21].

Why It Matters

Transkei draws 505 Wikipedia views per month (south_african_bantustan category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] Transkei has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Transkei is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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