Sidvokodvo
Sidvokodvo is a town in central Eswatini, situated south of Manzini. For a tourist, it is of very little appeal. It used to host Eswatini Railway's steam shed, but steam traction has long been abandoned in Eswatini. The station area is now completely fenced and used by carriage repair industry.
Sidvokodvo is the terminus of the Swazilink rail project, which would connect Eswatini to Mpumalanga.
Sidvokodvo is the terminus of the Swazilink rail project, which would connect Eswatini to Mpumalanga.
Map - Sidvokodvo
Map
Country - Swaziland
Flag of Eswatini |
The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. The prevalent language is Swazi (siSwati in native form). The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III. The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule the country was expanded and unified; its boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the Scramble for Africa. After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of Swaziland, was a British high commission territory from 1903 until it regained its full independence on 6 September 1968. In April 2018, the official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini, mirroring the name commonly used in Swazi.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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SZL | Swazi lilangeni | L | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |
SS | Swati language |