Barkly West

Barkly West lies just off the R31, north-west of Kimberley, in the . Formerly known as Klipdrift, the first digging activity took place here in 1869 following the discovery of diamonds on the De Kalk farm.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Canteen Kopje.

Archaeological site
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Barkly West lies just off the R31, north-west of Kimberley, in the . Formerly known as Klipdrift, the first digging activity took place here in 1869 following the discovery of diamonds on the De Kalk farm.

Barkly West

Latitude
-28.5356° or 28° 32′ 8″ south
Longitude
24.5199° or 24° 31′ 12″ east
Population
11,600
Elevation
1,104 metres (3,622 feet)
Open location code
5G36FG79+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262719133
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1021040
Wiki­data ID
Q808304
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Barkly West” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Barkley-Wes”
  • Afrikaans: “Barkly West”
  • Afrikaans: “Barkly-Wes”
  • Afrikaans: “Barkly-West”
  • Asturian: “Barkly West”
  • Cebuano: “Barkly West”
  • Chinese: “西巴克利”
  • Danish: “Barkly West”
  • Dutch: “Barkly West”
  • Dutch: “Barkly-Wes”
  • Dutch: “Barkly-West”
  • Estonian: “Barkly West”
  • French: “Barkly West”
  • German: “Barkly West”
  • Italian: “Barkly West”
  • Malagasy: “Barkly West”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Barkly West”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Klip Drift”
  • Norwegian: “Barkly West”
  • Pedi: “Barkly West”
  • Polish: “Barkly West”
  • Polish: “Klip Drift”
  • Romanian: “Barkly west”
  • Romanian: “Barkly West”
  • Romanian: “Barkly-Wes”
  • Romanian: “Barkly-West”
  • Urdu: “بارکلی ویسٹ”
  • Zulu: “IBarkly West”

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