Donga

Donga

Donga, 1) (Angola), Landstrich auf der Westküste Südafrikas; 2) das Land der Dinkas, zwischen den Schilluks u. den Quellen des westlichen (Weißen) Nilarmes; die Landschaft ist niedrig u. sumpfig, ernährt zahlreiche Rinderheerden, Elephanten, Giraffen, Flußpferde u. enthält einen großen See.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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