Gariep Dam
Gariep Dam is a town of 1,600 people in the Free State province of South Africa next to the dam with the same name. It is a popular outdoor destination for boating and water sports enthusiasts, and makes a good break on the journey between Cape Town and Johannesburg.
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- Dam
- …was formerly known as “Hendrik Verwoerd Dam”
- …dates from 1971
- Description: dam on the Orange River in South Africa
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norvalspont and Gariep Dam.
Norvalspont
Norvalspont is a small town…
Gariep Dam
Gariep Dam, founded as "Oranjekrag", is a settlement… Gariep Dam is situated 3½ km north of Gariep Dam.
Gariep Dam
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Latitude
-30.6244° or 30° 37′ 28″ south
Longitude
25.5055° or 25° 30′ 20″ east
Open location code
4GX79GG4+65
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yoruba—“Gariep Dam” goes by many names.
GariepdamAfrikaans
Hendrik VerwoerddamAfrikaans
سد غاريبArabic
GariepdamDutch
Baraas GariepFulah
Gariep DamHausa
गरिएप बाँधHindi
Bendungan GariepIndonesian
Diga del GariepItalian
Diga di GariepItalian
Gariep DamItalian
ハリップ・ダムJapanese
ഗരിയെപ്പ് അണക്കെട്ട്Malayalam
GariepdemningenNorwegian
Gariep-dammenNorwegian Bokmål
Gariep-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
GariepdammNorwegian Bokmål
سد گریپPersian
Zapora GariepPolish
Barajul gariepRomanian
ГарьепRussian
Хендрик-ФервурдRussian
GariepdammenSwedish
Letamo la GariepTswana
ГЕС GariepUkrainian
Gariep DamYoruba
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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