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South Africa is divided into 9 provinces, they are: Regions of South Africa

Gauteng (Pretoria)

Pretoria the administrative capital of the country. Johannesburg is the seat the provincial government, also the economic heart of Africa and the most common entry point into Southern Africa.Western Cape (Cape Town)

Cape Town, the mother city, the legislative capital and seat of Parliament, with famous landmarks as Table Mountain and the Cape of Good Hope. The winelands near Stellenbosch, the Whale Coast along the Overberg, Agulhas where the Atlantic and Indian ocean meet and the Cape Floral Region. The Garden Route, one of the top destinations, running along the Southern Coast from Mossel Bay to Port Elizabeth, with cities like Knysna and ostrich capital Oudtshoorn, .Eastern Cape (Bhisho)

The remainder of the Garden Route, the former homelands, the Wild Coast, spectacular coastlines without the tourist crowd. Superb beaches in Port Elizabeth and Jeffreys Bay, the surfing mecca of South Africa. Great parks like Addo Elephant National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park.Northern Cape (Kimberley)

Capital Kimberley, famous for its diamonds and the "Big Hole". Biggest province with fewest people, Upington is the second big city, a good base when exploring the Kalahari desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and the Augrabies Falls on the Orange River. Also Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and the semi-desert Karoo.Free State (Bloemfontein)

Capital Bloemfontein which also hosts the Supreme Court of Appeal, the highest court in non-constitutional matters (the Constitutional Court is in Johannesburg since 1994). The world heritage site Vredefort Dome, remnants of the largest and oldest meteorite impact crater.KwaZulu-Natal (Durban)

Capital Durban, the largest city in the province and second largest in South Africa and popular coastal holiday destination for South Africans. The Drakensberg mountain range, if you like hiking and also the Tugela Falls, worlds second highest waterfall.North West (Rustenburg)

Capital Rustenburg, famous for Sun City and Pilanesberg Game Reserve.Mpumalanga (Nelspruit)

Capital Nelspruit, gateway to Mozambique and southern section of the Kruger National Park. The Drakensberg Escarpment with the Blyde River Canyon is the third largest Canyon in the world.Limpopo (Polokwane)

Capital Polokwane (formally known as Pietersburg) a good jump off point for visits to the northern parts of the Kruger National Park and Zimbabwe.

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There are many well known places, such as the Pyramids, the Sahara Desert, the Kalahari Desert, Tanzania, Mt. Kilimanjaro, and the many game reserves.

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Mt. Kilimanjaro, Lake Victoria, Victoria Falls, the Pyramids, the Great Rift Valley

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There are many landmarks in Africa. Some of the top landmarks are; Victoria Falls, Kilimanjaro National Park, The Big Hole and Giza Pyramids.

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I can't think of any buildings, but Victoria Falls in an amazing sight. I went there once.

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there are lots of eastern land marks like the

the Nile river

the Sarah desert

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the great rift valley

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Sphinx and the great pyramids of Giza

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