# Covenant Monument

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{{Short description|Provincial heritage site in South Africa}}
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The '''Covenant Monument''' is a [provincial heritage site](/source/provincial_heritage_site_(South_Africa)) in [Belfast](/source/Belfast%2C_Mpumalanga) in the [Mpumalanga](/source/Mpumalanga) province of [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).

In 1982 it was described in the [Government Gazette](/source/Government_Gazette_of_South_Africa) as

{{blockquote|This obelisk was erected in 1886 to commemorate the vow taken by [Andries Pretorius](/source/Andries_Pretorius) and his men shortly before the [Battle of Blood River](/source/Battle_of_Blood_River) in 1838. It is the oldest monument of its kind in the Transvaal.}}

==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081231164928/http://196.35.231.29/sahra/default.aspx South African Heritage Resource Agency database]

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Category:Monuments and memorials in South Africa
Category:Buildings and structures in Mpumalanga

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