Çaqkeis

The dry uplands of Bushmanland lie south of the Orange River, between Namaqualand and the interior Karoo. Rocky hills rise above sparsely vegetated plains, and rainfall is uncertain. The nearby name Aggeneys has been interpreted as a Nama expression for a place of reeds, though other meanings have also been suggested. Khoekhoe and San communities inhabited the wider country; pastoralists moved with their animals through a landscape where springs and grazing were scattered.