Natal

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NATAL or Natal may refer to:

Places

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil
Natal, South Africa (disambiguation), a region in South Africa
- Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843)
- Colony of Natal, a former British colony (1843–1910)
- Natal (province), a former province (1910–1994)
- KwaZulu-Natal, a province (since 1994)
Mandailing Natal Regency, a regency in Indonesia
- Natal, North Sumatra, a town in the above regency
Natal, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
Natal, British Columbia, a coal-mining community in the East Kootenay region of Canada

Biology

Of or relating to birth
- Childbirth
Natal banana frog, a species of frog (Afrixalus spinifrons)
Natal dwarf puddle frog, a species of frog (Phrynobatrachus natalensis)
Natal ghost frog, a species of frog (Heleophryne natalensis)
Natal sand frog, a species of frog (Tomopterna natalensis)

Military

Ingobamakhosi Carbineers, an infantry regiment of the South African Army, formerly known as the Natal Carbineers
King Cetshwayo Artillery Regiment, an artillery regiment of the South African Army,
Queen Nandi Mounted Rifles, an armoured regiment of the South African Army, formerly known as the Natal Mounted Rifles
Natal Native Contingent, a large force of black auxiliary soldiers in British South Africa during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War
Natal (ship), two warships