Barkly West
Barkly West lies just off the R31, north-west of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape. Formerly known as Klipdrift, the first digging activity took place here in 1869 following the discovery of diamonds on the De Kalk farm.
- Town with about 11,600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,100 metres (3,620 feet)
- Description: town in the Northern Cape, South Africa
Places of Interest
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Barkly West lies just off the R31, north-west of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape.
Barkly West
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Latitude
-28.5356° or 28° 32′ 8″ south
Longitude
24.5199° or 24° 31′ 12″ east
Open location code
5G36FG79+QW
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Barkly West” goes by many names.
Barkley-WesAfrikaans
Barkly WestAfrikaans
Barkly-WesAfrikaans
Barkly WestAsturian
Barkly WestCebuano
西巴克利Chinese
Barkly WestDanish
Barkly WestDutch
Barkly-WesDutch
Barkly WestEstonian
Barkly WestItalian
Barkly WestMalagasy
Barkly WestNorwegian
Barkly WestNorwegian Bokmål
Klip DriftNorwegian Bokmål
Barkly WestPedi
Barkly WestPolish
Klip DriftPolish
Barkly WestRomanian
Barkly-WesRomanian
Barkly West, Northern CapeTumbuka
بارکلی ویسٹUrdu
IBarkly WestZulu
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Northern Cape: Highlights
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