Northern Cape
Namakwa
Khâi-Ma Local Municipality

Pella

Pella is an oasis in in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Earlier known as Cammas Fonteyn, the spring was used by a nearby stronghold of San people.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: Oasis in the Northern Cape province of South Africa
  • Also known as: “Pella Mission” and “Pella, South Africa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Immaculate Conception Cathedral.

Church
Photo: Waitabout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and is located in the town of Pella in the region of Namakwa in the in , near the border with neighboring .

Pella

Latitude
-29.0317° or 29° 1′ 54″ south
Longitude
19.15303° or 19° 9′ 11″ east
Elevation
452 metres (1,483 feet)
Open location code
5F2XX593+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1292981972
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3362964
Wiki­data ID
Q3643012
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Pella” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Pella”
  • Asturian: “Pella”
  • Dutch: “Pella”
  • Estonian: “Pella (LAV)”
  • Estonian: “Pella”
  • French: “Pella”
  • German: “Pella”
  • Japanese: “ペッラ”
  • Pedi: “Pella”
  • Romanian: “Pella, Africa de Sud”
  • Zulu: “IPella, INyakatho Kapa”
  • Zulu: “IPella”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pella”. Photo: Waitabout, CC BY-SA 3.0.