Cape region

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The Cape region is a historically significant area at Africa’s southern tip, known as a key part of the ancestral homeland of the Indigenous Khoi-San peoples.

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Cape region canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
associatedWith Atlantic–Indian Ocean trade
Dutch East India Company
borders Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
colonizedBy British Empire
Dutch settlers
contains Cape Agulhas
Cape Town
Cape of Good Hope
George (South Africa)
Paarl
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)
linked to: Port Elizabeth

Stellenbosch
Table Mountain
culturalSignificanceFor Khoi-San descendant communities
hasClimate winter rainfall pattern
hasEcosystem fynbos vegetation
hasMajorCity Cape Town
hasPart Cape Flats
Cape Peninsula
Eastern Cape
Garden Route
Little Karoo
Namaqualand
Northern Cape
Overberg
linked to: Overberg District

West Coast (Western Cape)
Western Cape
historicallyInhabitedBy Khoi peoples
linked to: Khoe peoples

Khoi-San peoples
linked to: Khoi-San

San peoples
importantFor global shipping routes
knownFor Cape Floristic Region
Mediterranean climate
biodiversity hotspot
maritime trade routes
wine production
locatedIn Republic of South Africa
linked to: South Africa

southern Africa
linked to: Southern Africa
locatedOn African continent
recognizedAs ancestral homeland of Khoi-San peoples
strategicAt southern tip of Africa
tourismAttraction Cape Point
Table Mountain National Park
Winelands of Stellenbosch and Paarl
wasPartOf Cape Colony
Union of South Africa

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Goringhaiqua locatedIn Cape region