Kimberley, Northern Cape

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Kimberley, Northern Cape is a historic South African city best known for its diamond mining heritage and the famous Big Hole open-pit mine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
provincial capital
climate semi-arid climate
country South Africa
elevation approximately 1,200 metres above sea level
foundedAs diamond mining town
governingBody Sol Plaatje Local Municipality Council
hasAirport Kimberley Airport
hasArtMuseum William Humphreys Art Gallery
hasIndustry diamond cutting
mining
tourism
hasLandmark Big Hole
linked to: the Big Hole

Duggan-Cronin Gallery
Flamingo Casino
Honoured Dead Memorial
Kimberley City Hall
Kimberley Mine Museum
McGregor Museum
William Humphreys Art Gallery
hasMuseum Kimberley Mine Museum
McGregor Museum
hasSportsTeam Griquas (rugby union)
linked to: Griquas
hasStadium Griqua Park
hasUniversityCampus Sol Plaatje University
heritage diamond rush town
historicalEvent Siege of Kimberley
historicalPeriod Second Boer War
isCapitalOf Northern Cape
knownFor Big Hole
linked to: the Big Hole

diamond mining
languageMajority Afrikaans
languageSignificant English
Tswana
linked to: Setswana
locatedIn Northern Cape
locatedInCountrySubdivision Cape Colony (historical)
linked to: Cape Colony
locatedInTimeZone South African Standard Time
linked to: Central Africa Time
locatedNear Vaal River
locatedOnContinent Africa
namedAfter John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
partOf Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
railwayJunction yes
region Nama-Karoo biome
linked to: Karoo
roadConnection N12 national route
N8 national route
touristAttraction Big Hole
linked to: the Big Hole

historic city centre
UTCOffset +2

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Magersfontein kopje nearbyCity Kimberley, Northern Cape
Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews placeOfBirth Kimberley, Cape Colony
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Big Hole locatedIn Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
subject linked to: the Big Hole
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Big Hole near Kimberley city centre
subject linked to: the Big Hole
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Sol Plaatje University locatedIn Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Barney Barnato associatedWith Kimberley, Cape Colony
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Barney Barnato residence Kimberley, Cape Colony
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Hazel Jenkins workLocation Kimberley, Northern Cape
Robert Sobukwe placeOfDeath Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
subject linked to: Sobukwe
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Kimberley, British Columbia namedAfter Kimberley, South Africa
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
The Kimberley Regiment garrison Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Magersfontein nearbyCity Kimberley, Northern Cape
Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews placeOfBirth Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
subject linked to: Keodirelang
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme namedAfter Kimberley, South Africa
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Kimberley Mine Museum locatedIn Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Kimberley Mine Museum near Kimberley city centre
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape
Ernest Oppenheimer residence Kimberley, Cape Colony
linked to: Kimberley, Northern Cape