Keiadjara, also rendered ''Kiyajarra'', were an

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people of the

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region of

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Name

The name was also current among the

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, but as one of their names for the

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Country

The extent of their area is unknown, but they were located southeast of the Mandjildjara territory and south and east of the Putidjara. It ran, apparently, eastwards from an otherwise unknown site called ''Kolajuru'', a week's trek from ''Tjundutjundu'' on the

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. According to

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, the Keiadjara lived between

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and

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Alternative names

* ''Keiatara'' * ''Keredjara'' * ''Kiadjara'' * ''Giadjara'' * ''Gijadjara'' * ''Targudi'', ''Tjargudi'' * ''Djargudi'','' Targoodi'' * ''Kalgoneidjara'' * ''Kalguni''

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* * * * * {{authority control Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia Pilbara