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Pella

Pella

Find property for sale in Pella, a town found in the Northern Cape’s Namakwa region that lies about 130kms east of Springbok on the N7. Founded by the London Missionary Society in 1814, it is truly a fascinating place that acted as a sanctuary for the Khoisan driven out of Namibia. The village takes its name from one that gave refuge to Christians in Macedonia during Biblical times. The properties for sale in Pella comprise residential houses and homes, smallholdings and farms, as well as the odd commercial property and vacant land to buy.

The mission station was abandoned in 1872 because of drought and was reopened by the Roman Catholic Church in 1878. Those who buy property in Pella will see the old Cathedral surrounded by date palms that has a surprisingly Arabian aura. Using an encyclopedia as their building manual, it took two missionaries an incredible seven years to build