Tarkastad
Tarkastad is an abandoned airfield in Tsolwana Local Municipality, Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape and has an elevation of 1,304 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Martje Venter Hospital and Dutch Reformed Church, Tarkastad.
Martje Venter Hospital
Hospital
Martje Venter Hospital is a Provincial government funded hospital for the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality area in Tarkastad in South Africa. The hospital departments include Emergency department, Out Patients Department, Paediatric ward, Maternity ward… Martje Venter Hospital is situated 3 km west of Tarkastad.
Dutch Reformed Church, Tarkastad
Church
The Dutch Reformed Church in Tarkastad is the 23rd congregationof the Dutch Reformed Church that was founded in the present Synod of Eastern Cape, but currently it is the 19th oldest congregation because the congregations Middelburg, Komga, Greykerk and Alice, which are all older if Tarkastad was, no longer exists. Dutch Reformed Church, Tarkastad is situated 2½ km west of Tarkastad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarkastad.
Tarkastad
Town
Tarkastad is a Karoo semi-urban settlement situated on the banks of Tarka River in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Tarkastad is on a plain to the north of the Winterberg mountain range on the R61 between Cradock and Komani and only three hours from Gqeberha. Tarkastad is situated 2½ km west of Tarkastad.
Tarkastad
- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Category: transportation
- Location: Tsolwana Local Municipality, Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-32.01151° or 32° 0′ 41″ southLongitude
26.28787° or 26° 17′ 16″ eastElevation
1,304 metres (4,278 feet)Open location code
4GV8X7QQ+94GeoNames ID
13372256
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