Nonesis Nek Pass

{{short description|Mountain pass in South Africa}} {{Use South African English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{coord|31|50|29.6|S|26|59|17.7|E|type:pass|display=title}}

'''Nonesis Nek Pass''' is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Eastern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]]. It lies on the regional road [[R396 (Eastern Cape)|R396]] between [[Lady Frere]] and [[Queenstown, South Africa|Queenstown]]. It takes its name from the [[Thembu]] leader Nonesi,<ref>{{Cite journal | title = The Bones of Mfanta: A Xhosa Oral Poet's Response to Context in South Africa | author-first = Jeff | author-last = Opland | journal = Research in African Literatures | volume = 18 | issue = 1 | date = Spring 1987 | page = 43 | jstor = 4618153}}</ref> widow of [[Ngubengcuka]], who served as queen regent of the tribe after her husband's death.<ref>{{Cite book | title = Dictionary of Southern African Place Names | author1-first = Peter | author1-last = Raper | author2-first = Lucie A | author2-last = Moller | author3-first = Theodorus L | author3-last = du Plessis | year = 2014 | publisher = Jonathan Ball Publishers | isbn = 9781868425501 | chapter = Nonesi's Nek }}</ref>

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[[Category:Mountain passes of the Eastern Cape]]