Nqweba Dam

Nqweba Dam, is an earth-fill type dam located on the in the , in , , . It was opened in 1925.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: dam in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Van Ryneveld’s Pass Dam”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Camdeboo National Park and Graaff Reinet Airport.

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is in of . It is most famous for the Valley of Desolation, where breathtaking cliffs and columns of rock form a haven for dozens of birds species.

Aerodrome
is a small located in , a town in the province of . The airport primarily serves as a hub for aviation training and is home to the Eagle’s Wings Microlight School.

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Graaff-Reinet and Kroonvale.

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is a town of 36,000 people in the . A touch of history wafts around the old houses, the small church and the busy main street of .

Suburb
Graaff-Reinet, officially Robert Sobukwe Town after a name change in February 2026, is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of . It is the oldest town in the province and the sixth oldest town in South Africa, after , , , and .

Nqweba Dam

Latitude
-32.2168° or 32° 13′ 0″ south
Longitude
24.5169° or 24° 31′ 1″ east
Open location code
4GV6QGM8+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5214416
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q7067524
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Satellite Map

Discover Nqweba Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Persian—“Nqweba Dam” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Nqweba-dam”
  • Afrikaans: “Van Ryneveldpasdam”
  • Hausa: “Dam ɗin Nqweba”
  • Italian: “diga di Nqweba”
  • Persian: “سد نوبع”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Entrance to Valley of Desolation and Junction 10.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piekniekbos and Dam wall.

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