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Kimberley Destination Guide

Discover Kimberley in South Africa

Kimberley in the region of Northern Cape with its 142,089 habitants is a town located in South Africa - some 295 mi or ( 474 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kimberley

Local time in Kimberley is now 10:55 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Quthing, Maseru, Kanye, Pretoria, and Johannesburg. When in this area, you might want to check out Quthing . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kimberley ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

South Africa 34: The Big Hole (Kimberley)

4:02 min by Yaiyasmin
Views: 45552 Rating: 4.05

It's a few hours' drive from Johannesburg. A diamond mine with a museum and 19th century town. My facebook: www.facebook.com My twitter: twitter.com ..

South Africa 33: Cribzzz in Kimberley

3:36 min by Yaiyasmin
Views: 16840 Rating: 4.46

A nonsense video in Kimberley of me making fun of Cribz (all improvised) :P It's the house we lived in for a couple of nights during our stay there. It's not my house! Just rented it. Soon a video com ..


Transnet Freight Rail Class 34-000s at Kimberley in a brewing lightning storm

2:50 min by PrentonPimp
Views: 1711 Rating: 4.83

General Electric U-boats no's. 34-027 and 34-111 slowly chug out of Kimberley Station with a southbound 'Pride of Africa' landcruise. They sound lovely don't they? The booming sound is not always wind ..

Kimberley - Monster Mob Drifting

4:26 min by Leon Keyser
Views: 1627 Rating: 1.00

Kimberley - Monster Mob Easter Spin-off ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Big Hole

The Big Hole, Open Mine or Kimberley Mine is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa, and claimed to be the largest hole excavated by hand.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.74 24.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1871 in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Kimberley, Northern Cape, Diamond mines in South Africa, Diatremes of South Africa, Historic sites in South Africa, History of mining, Mining museums, Museums in the Northern Cape, Surface mines in South Africa, Visitor attractions in South Africa

St Cyprian's Grammar School, Kimberley

St. Cyprian's Grammar School in Kimberley, South Africa, is a co-educational English-medium independent school for Grades 1-12, attached to St Cyprian's Cathedral. In its present form it opened its doors to 83 students on 21 January 2009.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.74 24.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Anglican schools in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 2009, Kimberley, Northern Cape, Schools in the Northern Cape

St Cyprian's Cathedral, Kimberley

The Cathedral Church of St Cyprian the Martyr, Kimberley, is the seat of the Bishop of the Kimberley and Kuruman, Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The building was dedicated in 1908, becoming a Cathedral when the Synod of Bishops mandated formation of the new Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in October 1911. The first Bishop, the Rt Revd Wilfrid Gore Browne, was enthroned there on 30 June 1912.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.74 24.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Anglican Church of Southern Africa, Anglican cathedrals in South Africa, Anglican deans, Bishops of Kimberley and Kuruman, Buildings and structures in Kimberley, Northern Cape, Churches in South Africa, Deans of Kimberley

Malay Camp, Kimberley

The Malay Camp in Kimberley, South Africa, with a history similar to Cape Town's District Six, Johannesburg's Sophiatown and Port Elizabeth's South End, was a cosmopolitan suburb originating in the early days of Kimberley's existence but subject to forced 'slums clearance' after the owner of the land donated the area to the Kimberley Municipality in 1939. Most of the houses, churches, mosques, shops and other buildings were demolished, making way for Kimberley's Civic Centre.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.75 24.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Kimberley, Northern Cape

Northern Cape High Court

The Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley (formerly the Northern Cape Provincial Division and commonly the Kimberley High Court) is one of the High Courts of South Africa. It is located in Kimberley and has general jurisdiction over the Northern Cape province, except for certain areas transferred from the North West province in 2006 that presently remain under the jurisdiction of the North West High Court.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.75 24.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Government of the Northern Cape, High Courts of South Africa, Kimberley, Northern Cape

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kimberley