Complex sentence: The "ikhanda" (military settlement) was more or less oval and consisted of between 1,400 and 1,700 huts that could house between 5,000 and 7,000 residents.
Split into simpler sentences: The "ikhanda" (military settlement) was shaped like an oval. It contained between 1,400 and 1,700 huts, which could house between 5,000 and 7,000 residents.