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OF INTEREST IN
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Click button for information about the Kalahari
Raptor Centre.
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The
beautiful Eye of Kuruman is the Southern Hemisphere's largest natural
fountain. A spring delivering 20 million litres
of water daily. A spring which nurtures an endangered species of cichlid
fish, Psuedocrenilabrus philander.
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Dr
Robert Moffat and his wife, Mary, arrived in Kuruman from Scotland in
1820. The Moffat Church was completed in 1838 and, for years, was
the largest building in the Northern
Cape. The marriage of their daughter, Mary, to
explorer David Livingstone took place in the church, declared a national
monument in 1939. David Livingstone explored Africa
from here. Go back in time as you browse through the mission reliving an
era long gone.
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With
its strange eerie phenomena the singing sands of Witsand
Nature Reserve are not for the easily frightened
when the wind blows on a dark and moonless night. Experience the moaning
sands during the months that have no "R" in them.
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Beneath
the rim of our uncluttered horizon and the Kalahari's great blanket of red
and white sands, hides a treasure trove of iron, manganese, lime and other
precious minerals. Today, the Black Rock area is one of the largest and
richest manganese deposits in the world. Descend to the bowels of the earth
or visit the gemstone shop exhibiting nature's mineral wealth.
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If
you are a golfer then visit the Kuruman Country Club. Or visit Kathu, 'The town under the trees' is home to one of the
country's most beautiful golf courses.
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43km
south down Daniëlskuil road on the farm Wonderwerk. Archaeological excavations of the 140m long
cave suggest dating of more than a million years old. Spanning the stone
age, finds include Acheulean hand axes and
cleavers, evidence of controlled use of fire, grass bedding, animal remains
including extinct species, engraved stones, and a wide range of Later Stone
Age artifacts. Rock paintings - from which graffiti was recently removed -
were made with red and yellow ochre’s obtained in the vicinity. Finds
are housed at Kimberley’s McGregor Museum.
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i Tourist Information
The Information Officer
Main Str, Kuruman
Tel 053 712 1001
Email: kurmun@ga-segonyana.co.za
For further information visit
http://www.kurumankalahari.co.za
http://www.northerncape.org.za
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