Okiep
Okiep is a small town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, and was in the 1870s ranked as having the richest copper mine in the world. The town is on the site of a spring that was known in the Khoekhoe language of the Nama people as U-gieb and was originally spelled as O'okiep.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of 933 metres (3,061 feet)
- …is also known as “O’Okiep”
- Description: town in South Africa
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springbok and Nababeep.
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Latitude
-29.59687° or 29° 35′ 49″ south
Longitude
17.87963° or 17° 52′ 47″ east
Open location code
5F2VCV3H+7V
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Okiep” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Okiep Cornish Beam Pump House and Narrap Tungsten Mine.
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