4-477: Touws River may refer to: Touws River (river) , a river in the Western Cape, South Africa Touws River (town) , a town situated on the banks of the river [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-647: Is a river in the Western Cape province of South Africa . It is a tributary of the Groot River , part of the Gourits River basin. A notable resident of the town is Margaret Maritz (born 27 September 1906) who, as of 2022, aged 116, was regarded as one of the oldest people in South Africa. The name "Touws" originates from a Khoi word for ash, which also referred to the local "Ash-bushes" ( Salsola aphylla ). It
12-569: Is uncertain whether the name originally referred to the bushes, or to the colour of the river (historically, the Touws river was occasionally known as the "Ash river"). It also gave its name to the town of Touws River , which lies on the upper reaches of this river. It sources are in the Matroosberg , Hex River Mountains , near the town of De Doorns . In its upper course it is known as the Smalblaar and
16-431: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Touws_River&oldid=933216262 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Touws River (river) The Touws River ( Afrikaans : Touwsrivier )
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