Barkly West
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Barkly West is a small historic town in South Africa’s Northern Cape, situated on the Vaal River and known for its early diamond mining and role in the development of the Griqualand West region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barkly West canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Northern Cape Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1100 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
historic bridge over the Vaal River
ⓘ
old mining-era buildings ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ Tswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeType |
PO box
ⓘ
street ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | alluvial diamond digging ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century diamond rush ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early diamond mining
ⓘ
historic town character ⓘ role in development of Griqualand West ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | South African Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Vaal River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dikgatlong Local Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frances Baard District Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Northern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Griqualand West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport |
R31 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R34 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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