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Matjiesrivier is a town at the southern foot of the , some 37 km south of Prince Albert, off the road to Oudtshoorn. Afrikaans for 'mat river', the reference is to a type of sedge (Cyperus textilis) growing there, used by Khoekhoen in making mats with which they made their huts. Matjiesgoed is the common name for this sedge, literally 'mat stuff.

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  • Matjiesrivier is a town at the southern foot of the , some 37 km south of Prince Albert, off the road to Oudtshoorn. Afrikaans for 'mat river', the reference is to a type of sedge (Cyperus textilis) growing there, used by Khoekhoen in making mats with which they made their huts. Matjiesgoed is the common name for this sedge, literally 'mat stuff. (en)
  • Matjiesrivier è un centro abitato sudafricano situato nella municipalità distrettuale di Eden nella provincia del Capo Occidentale. Il nome significa, in lingua afrikaans, "fiume delle stuoie", in riferimento a una specie di ciperacee che qui cresce in abbondanza e dalla quale i nativi khoikhoi ricavavano delle stuoie con le quali realizzavano le loro capanne. (it)
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  • Matjiesrivier is a town at the southern foot of the , some 37 km south of Prince Albert, off the road to Oudtshoorn. Afrikaans for 'mat river', the reference is to a type of sedge (Cyperus textilis) growing there, used by Khoekhoen in making mats with which they made their huts. Matjiesgoed is the common name for this sedge, literally 'mat stuff. (en)
  • Matjiesrivier è un centro abitato sudafricano situato nella municipalità distrettuale di Eden nella provincia del Capo Occidentale. Il nome significa, in lingua afrikaans, "fiume delle stuoie", in riferimento a una specie di ciperacee che qui cresce in abbondanza e dalla quale i nativi khoikhoi ricavavano delle stuoie con le quali realizzavano le loro capanne. (it)
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