Fort Rixon
Fort Rixon is a village and farming centre in Matabeleland region of southwestern Zimbabwe. It is located some 48 miles north-east of Bulawayo. It was founded as a military outpost in 1896 during the rebellion of the Matabele against British colonial rule of Rhodesia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Fort Rixon
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Zimbabwe
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-20.01779° or 20° 1′ 4″ southLongitude
29.26121° or 29° 15′ 40″ eastElevation
1,279 metres (4,196 feet)Open location code
5GFFX7J6+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4799413983OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Zulu—“Fort Rixon” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Fort Rixon”
- Dutch: “Fort Rixon”
- Zulu: “Fort Rixon”
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