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Many South African companies, literary works and other entities have used the name over the years, particularly in its [[Afrikaans]] form - '''[[Tafelberg]]'''. | Many South African companies, literary works and other entities have used the name over the years, particularly in its [[Afrikaans]] form - '''[[Tafelberg]]'''. | ||
| − | + | A prominent case in point as far as this encyclopaedia is concerned, is the renowned publishing house [[Tafelberg Uitgewers]] ([[Tafelberg Publishers]]), which is often referred to simply as '''Tafelberg''' in sources. | |
<big>''For this company, see the entry on '''[[Tafelberg Uitgewers]]'''''.</big> | <big>''For this company, see the entry on '''[[Tafelberg Uitgewers]]'''''.</big> | ||
Revision as of 07:37, 4 June 2023
Table Mountain is perhaps best known as the name of the iconic mountain dominating the city of Cape Town in South Africa, a declared World Heritage Site. Known as Tafelberg in Dutch and Afrikaans, the mountain often features as the topic and/or setting for myths, stories, plays, films and the like.
In fact there are a number of flat-topped mountains in the world with this name, including a mountain in Suriname, a hill in Curaçao and a mountain in Baden-Württemberg, Germany (there known as "Täfelberg").
As the name of various businesses
Many South African companies, literary works and other entities have used the name over the years, particularly in its Afrikaans form - Tafelberg.
A prominent case in point as far as this encyclopaedia is concerned, is the renowned publishing house Tafelberg Uitgewers (Tafelberg Publishers), which is often referred to simply as Tafelberg in sources.
For this company, see the entry on Tafelberg Uitgewers.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafelberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_Mountain
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