De Beers Diamond Oval
The De Beers Diamond Oval is a cricket stadium in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It opened in 1973 and has a capacity of 11,000. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and is the home venue of both the VKB Knights, in the Sunfoil Series, and Northern Cape, in the CSA Provincial Competitions.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McGregor Museum and Duggan-Cronin Gallery.
McGregor Museum
Museum
The McGregor Museum in Kimberley, South Africa, originally known as the Alexander McGregor Memorial Museum, is a multidisciplinary museum which serves Kimberley and the Northern Cape, established in 1907. McGregor Museum is situated 2 km southwest of De Beers Diamond Oval.
Duggan-Cronin Gallery
Art gallery
Kimberley Girls’ High School
School
Kimberley Girls' High School is a high school located on Elsmere Road in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It is over a hundred years old and has close affiliation with Kimberley Boys' High School and Kimberley Junior School. Kimberley Girls’ High School is situated 2 km west of De Beers Diamond Oval.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaconsfield and Kimberley.
Beaconsfield
Suburb
Beaconsfield is a suburb of Kimberley, South Africa, formerly known as Du Toit's Pan. Beaconsfield was a separate borough from Kimberley itself until its amalgamation with the latter as the City of Kimberley in 1912.
Kimberley
Kimberley is the capital of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Amongst other things, it is famous for its Big Hole, the world's largest hand-dug excavation that was created when thousands of people searched for diamonds at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries.
De Beers Diamond Oval
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: cricket stadium
- Categories: stadium, cricket, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Sol Plaatjie, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.74266° or 28° 44′ 34″ south
Longitude
24.79668° or 24° 47′ 48″ east
Open location code
5G367Q4W+WM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centre
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=cricket
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Western Panjabi—“De Beers Diamond Oval” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “डायमंड ओवल”
- Igbo: “De Beers Diamond Oval”
- Marathi: “डायमंड ओव्हल”
- Marathi: “डि बीयर्स डायमंड ओव्हल”
- Urdu: “ڈی بیئرز ڈائمنڈ اوول”
- Urdu: “ڈی بیئرزڈائمنڈ اوول”
- Western Panjabi: “ڈی بیئرز ڈائمنڈ اوول”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Minerva Gardens and Dunluce House Museum.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Eskom and Herlear Primary School.
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