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  Eastern Cape,Eastern Cape Province Hotels,Luxury Accommodation Eastern Cape,South Africa
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa.
The Eastern Cape offers a wide array of attractions, including 800 km of untouched and pristine coastline along with some of the world's best beaches, and "big-five" viewing in a malaria-free environment.
The province is the location of South Africa's only ski resort, Tiffindell, which is situated in the Southern Drakensberg on the slopes of the highest mountain peak in the Eastern Cape (3001 m).
cybercapetown.com /EasternCape   (876 words)

  
  Eastern Cape Province -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Eastern Cape is a (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) province of (A republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)) South Africa.
The province is the location of South Africa's only ski resort, Tiffindell, which is situated in the Southern (Click link for more info and facts about Drakensberg) Drakensberg on the slopes of the highest mountain peak in the Eastern Cape (3001m).
The Eastern Cape remains one of the poorest provinces in South Africa.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ea/eastern_cape_province.htm   (882 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Eastern Province (Arabic: المنطقة الشرقية al-Mantaqa ash-Sharqiyah) is the largest province of Saudi Arabia, located in the east of the country on the coasts of the Persian Gulf, and has borders with Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen.
The Eastern Province was conquered by the Saudis in 1914 on the Ottoman Empire.
The Eastern Province is largely Shi'ite, which makes it a very dangerous place for the ruling Sunni family to visit.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Eastern-Province,-Saudi-Arabia   (1050 words)

  
 Eastern Cape Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa.
It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, as well as the eastern portion of the Cape Province.
The province is the location of South Africa's only ski resort, Tiffindell, which is situated in the Southern Drakensberg on the slopes of the highest mountain peak in the Eastern Cape (3001 m).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eastern_Cape_Province   (608 words)

  
 The Provincial Profile of Eastern Samar
Eastern Samar is within the typhoon belt and the coast is vulnerable to the howlers.
The eastern coast was relatively left unharmed by the Moro raids that plagued the western coast but settlements remained small and communication with the rest of the island was restricted.
Eastern Samar, along with the other Samar provinces, was once part of the province of Cebu, until they were included in the newly created province of Leyte in 1735.
www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/esamar.htm   (1131 words)

  
 Eastern Cape Province - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The province is the location of South Africa's only ski resort, Tiffindell, which is situated in the Southern Drakensberg on the slopes of the highest mountain peak in the Eastern Cape (3001m).
Ecology of birds in the eastern Cape Province, (The Ostrich.
A letter to the agriculturists of the Eastern Province, in particular, and to the Cape colonists, in general
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /eastern_cape_province.htm   (723 words)

  
 IFPRI Publication: Research Report Abstract 94
Eastern Province was selected for this study because it has shown impressive gains in agricultural production since the late 1970s, particularly in maize (Figure 1).
In Eastern Province in particular, agriculture is dominated by smallholders--96 percent of farms are less than 10 hectares.
For example, in Eastern Province, successful diffusion of fertilizer use went hand-in-hand with expansion of cultivated area through increased use of animal traction, made possible by government efforts to control tsetse, and programs to encourage adoption of highly responsive hybrid varieties of maize.
www.ifpri.org /pubs/abstract/abstr94.htm   (1574 words)

  
 KenyaWeb::Regions::Eastern Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
astern Province is composed of seven districts: Embu, Isiolo, Kitui, Machakos, Makueni, Marsabit, Meru and Tharaka Nithi.
The Eastern Province is probably the most diversified province in Kenya with its landscape ranging from near-desert to the north to the large expanses of grassland to the south.
Eastern province is blessed with several major National Parks and Reserves which attract a large tourist population.
www.kenyaweb.com /regions/eastern/eastern.html   (557 words)

  
 Armoria patriæ - Eastern Cape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Eastern Cape Province – one of four new provinces split from the Cape Province – formally came into being on 27 April 1994, when all-race elections were held for the first time in South Africa.
The province was created from the magisterial districts making up Transkei and Ciskei, and from the eastern part of the Cape Province, 45 districts (several of these had names different from their principal towns; where necessary the towns are given in brackets):
Careful consideration was given to adopting a new name for the province once it had been in existence for about a year, but despite a number of practical proposals (especially including the name Kei Province, since this river is in the middle of the province), it was decided to keep the name Eastern Cape.
uk.geocities.com /landswapen/9prov/ECape.html   (1451 words)

  
 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
They overlook the fact that the 73% in the Eastern province who opposed the TULF in 1977 included 2/3 of the Batticaloa electorate (one of the 3 districts of the Eastern province), 71% of whom were Tamils (1981 Census).
The democratic and human rights of the people of the Eastern province would be of little concern to the political establishment and to those in the international community in their haste to fix the "conflict" in Sri Lanka.
If legal sanctuary is not sought, the rights of the people of the Eastern province would be violated without hesitation by the PA, UNP and the Tamil political parties in their lust for power.
members.aol.com /mahnel/lbima26.htm   (1201 words)

  
 The Eastern Province Tamil Claims and Colonisation by Gamini Iriyagolle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the eastern dry zone the Sinhalese of the districts of Trincomalee and Batticaloa were not only neglected by the new masters but immigration there to and colonisation thereof by Tamils and Muslims encouraged..
of the Sinhalese Province of Wellassa in the district.
Until independence the position in the Eastern Province was neglect and decay of the extensive Sinhala but sparsely populated Sinhala areas and development of the coastal areas (other than the Sinhala Panama Pattu) populated by Tamils and Muslims resulting in movement of ethnic groups in large numbers to the coastal areas.
www.spur.asn.au /eastern_province_tamil_claims.htm   (3940 words)

  
 Sri Lanka - The Eastern Province Question
Although Northern Province clearly had a Tamil majority and limited economic potential, the position in Eastern Province was ambiguous: 58 percent of its population was either Sinhalese or Muslim.
Talks in Colombo between TULF and the government were snagged on the issue of the status of Eastern Province.
They outlined a settlement that included provincial councils for Northern and Eastern provinces and special provisions for Eastern Province that would entail the establishment of local councils for Sinhalese in Trincomalee, Tamils in Batticaloa District, and Muslims in the southern district of Amparai.
countrystudies.us /sri-lanka/73.htm   (1355 words)

  
 Investing in the Eastern Cape - SouthAfrica.info
The province lies equidistant from the major market centres of South Africa and is linked to those centres by a modern network of air, roads and railways.
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) is the official implementing agency of the policies of the Department of Economic Affairs, Environment and Tourism.
The province is located on the southeastern seaboard of South Africa and is the country's second largest province.
www.southafrica.info /doing_business/investment/oppurtunities/ecape.htm   (962 words)

  
 Home of the Mountain Club Of South Africa Eastern Province section
The Mountain Club of South Africa was founded in 1891 and at present consists of 13 sections throughout Southern Africa.
Join in our activities as they suit you, organise your equipment so that you are comfortable without carrying too heavily, set aside enough time for walking or climbing and suddenly you have access to a new life style.
We normally meet on Thursday evenings, at 7.30 for 8 pm, at the Eastern Province Veteran Car Club in Conyngham Road (50 m from Cape Rd, on the right), Port Elizabeth.
eas.mcsa.org.za   (611 words)

  
 The Holy Cross Priests and Brothers Eastern Province
In 1948 we founded another college, Stonehill College in North Easton, and the Eastern Province was formally founded.
The Eastern Province sponsors King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.
The Eastern Province sponsors Holy Cross Retreat House, on the grounds of Stonehill College, which provides a variety of services and retreat programs, including Cursillos, to the people of Southeastern Massachusetts.
www.holycrosscsc.org /about/easternprovince.html   (503 words)

  
 Eastern Province (Zambia) - Wikitravel
The Eastern Province of Zambia is, arguably, the least developed.
However, Eastern Province is notorious for failing to support former President Frederick Chiluba in either of his bids for office.
Nyanja is the language most spoken in the Eastern Province, although Tumbuka, Chewa, Senga are also popular.
wikitravel.org /en/Eastern_Province   (274 words)

  
 Reaction of Quebec (from Canada) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The capital of the province of Quebec, Canada, is one of the most beautiful and historic cities on the North American continent.
It is a rich province, with a distinctive culture that has evolved from the mingling of French and English heritages.
Stretching westward from the Atlantic Ocean to the shores of the Pacific Ocean, and northward from its border with the United States to the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean, Canada is a huge and fascinating land of contrasts.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-42999   (971 words)

  
 The Holy Cross Priests and Brothers Eastern Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Eastern Province sponsors King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.
The Eastern Province sponsors the District of Peru where a number of our members minister.
The Eastern Province sponsors Holy Cross Retreat House, on the grounds of Stonehill College, which provides a variety of services and retreat programs, including Cursillos, to the people of Southeastern Massachusetts.
www.stonehill.edu /holycrosscsc/about/easternprovince.html   (726 words)

  
 Trat Province in Eastern Thailand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A small province at the easternmost frontier bordering on Cambodia with the Khao Banthat mountain range forming a natural demarcation, Trat is a resort town with over fifty large and small off-shore islands, long white sandy beaches and unspoiled coral ranges.
The province is administratively divided into the districts of Muang, Khao Saming, Leam Ngop, Khlong Yai and Bo Rai, and the subdistricts of Ko Chang and Kut.
Along the eastern shoreline is also a road cutting through to Ao Salak Phet a community and a boat pier in the south of the island.
www.thaistudents.com /guidebook/provinces/trat.html   (1819 words)

  
 History of The Eastern Province Holy Cross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In addition to the two colleges, the Eastern Province under Father Connerton expanded into a variety of ministries, including parish work and high school teaching and administration.
Among the ministries of the newly established province were Family Rosary and Family Theatre, founded by Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., the internationally renowned "Rosary Priest" who died in 1992.
The Eastern Province has endeavored over the last five decades to meet the changing needs of the Church in America and elsewhere.
www.stonehill.edu /holycrosscsc/about/history.html   (1004 words)

  
 SVD-CTP / Argentina - Eastern Province
The three Argentinean Provinces (ARS, ARN and ARE) offer a common CTP/OTP Program.
the receiving province prepares the budget fro the student's language and inculturation courses.
it is recommended to all confreres of the three Argentinean SVD provinces that the formation should be of everybody's interest; as such, the cooperation of each one is needed to be able to realize this important mission.
www.svdctp.org /panam/are.htm   (488 words)

  
 The Saudi Arabian Information Resource - High Turnout of Registrants in Eastern Province, Al-Hassa
Community efforts in the Eastern Province and Al-Hassa Region to encourage citizens to register for the municipal election are paying off, reported today Jeddah-based 'Saudi Gazette'.
He said community leaders in the Eastern Province and Al-Hassa have organized pools of buses to take citizens to the various registration centers.
In the coastal town of Tarut and the farming village of Al-Awami in Eastern Province, for example, daily buses are available to take people to the registration centers, he said.
www.saudinf.com /main/y7722.htm   (226 words)

  
 Free the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ibn Saud, whose family is from the central desert province of Najd, put the country together during a reign of over 50 years by modern methods of money and force combined with the traditional technique of cementing relations with leading tribes and clans by taking more than 20 wives.
Before its conquest by Ibn Saud, the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (EP), which lies along the shore of the Arabian Gulf and which contains all of Saudi Arabia’s oil fields, was populated mostly by two groups of Shiite Moslems who were quite different culturally and religiously from their Najdi conquerors.
An independent eastern province would essentially mean the end of Saudi oil wealth although, technically small amounts (less than 5%) are produced outside of the Eastern Province.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/682830/posts   (2178 words)

  
 Address at the 150th Anniversary of the Eastern Province Herald
That this should be so with the 150th anniversary of the Eastern Cape Herald represents Port Elizabeth's confidence in the future; a confidence issuing from present attempts to make that future truly better for one city, one community and one people.
The moral of its story is that the Herald was founded on the rock of civic duty by a citizen, as committed to imparting academic knowledge t pupils as he was to uniting a community to take responsibility for its well-being.
For all this to succeed, Port Elizabeth, as other parts of the country, need an Eastern Province Herald and other newspapers and electronic media, with the same sense of civic duty which John Paterson displayed 150 years ago.
www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/history/mandela/1995/sp950914b.html   (1146 words)

  
 Eastern Cape Province
Situated 73km from Port Elizabeth in South Africa's Eastern Cape, the conservation success story of this park is world famous.
Port Edward is the northern gateway to the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape Province - a 280 km stretch of outstandingly beautiful unspoilt coastline.
Nelson Mandela was born in the village of Mvezo in the Eastern Cape in 1918 and retired to Qunu near Umtata.
africangamesafari.com /eastern_cape.html   (1067 words)

  
 Crossroads Arabia » Eastern Province Voting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The election in the Eastern Province was the second of three stages in which municipal council members are being chosen Kingdomwide.
Election officials claim that more than 206,650 voters were registered and 800 candidates were running in the Eastern Province.
The Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, home of the majority of Saudi Shi’is, is taking the municipal elections very seriously.
www.xrdarabia.org /blog/archives/2005/03/03/eastern-province-voting   (339 words)

  
 Port Elizabeth,Port Elizabeth Hotels,Eastern Cape Province,South Africa
Located on the South Eastern coast of Africa, this major sea port and tourist destination is set along the beautiful shores of Algoa Bay, and is fondly referred to as the Friendly Eco-City.
The Eastern Cape portion of the Garden Route (see also Western Cape) notably includes the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park, the remnant of a once-massive indigenous forest, home to immense native trees such as yellowwoods.
The Addo Elephant National Park, 72km (45 miles) north of Port Elizabeth, was created in 1931 to protect the last of the eastern Cape elephants.
cybercapetown.com /PortElizabeth   (1431 words)

  
 Eastern China Province To Spend 12 Billion Dollars On Railroads
The move is expected to enable the wealthy province of nearly 50 million people that neighbours Shanghai to enjoy the most advanced railway network by the year 2010, the Liberation Daily said.
New lines will connect all of the province`s cities, while also better linking Zhejiang with the country`s Pearl River delta in southern Guangdong, the communist party mouthpiece said.
The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=28345   (245 words)

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