Griqualand West

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Griqualand_West
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:annexedBy gptkb:Cape_Colony
1880
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkb:Cape_Colony
Bechuanaland
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kimberley
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Griqua_coinage
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Northern_Cape
gptkbp:established 1873
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Griqua_people
gptkbp:formerColonyOf gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Lieutenant-Governor
gptkbp:historicalEvent discovery of diamonds
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Griqualand West
gptkbp:knownFor diamond fields
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Kimberley
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Cape_Colony
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Griqua_people
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Northern_Cape
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cape_Colony
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5