Qwaqwa
geographical name
Qwa·qwa
ˈkwä-ˌkwä
former enclave in the Republic of South Africa that was located on the border with Lesotho and set aside for Sotho people as part of a government program of racial segregation
Note: Qwaqwa, South Africa's smallest Bantustan, was declared to be independent in 1974, but was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994.
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