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Rooipan Destination Guide

Explore Rooipan in South Africa

Rooipan in the region of Northern Cape is a town in South Africa - some 316 mi or ( 508 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Rooipan is now 11:41 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Quthing, Maseru, Kanye, Pretoria, and Kimberley. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Quthing . Where to go and what to see in Rooipan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mokala National Park

Mokala National Park is a reserve established in the Plooysburg area south-west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape, South Africa on 19 June 2007. The size of the Park is 26 485 hectares. Mokala is the Setswana name for the magnificent camel thorn, a tree species typical of the arid western interior and common in the area. There is currently 70 km of accessible roads in the National Park.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.57 24.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Kimberley, Northern Cape, National parks of South Africa, Protected areas established in 2007, Protected areas of the Northern Cape

Driekops Eiland

Driekops Eiland (also called Driekopseiland) is a rock engraving or petroglyph site in the bed of the Riet River close to the town of Plooysburg, near Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.99 24.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in South Africa, Karoo, Prehistoric art, Rock art in Africa, Stone Age