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Template:Infobox South African town Gariep Dam (Template:Lang-af), originally founded as "Oranjekrag", is a settlement in Xhariep District Municipality in the Free State (province) of South Africa.

Gariep Dam is a township on the northern bank of the Orange River, 50 km west of Bethulie and 48 km north-east of Colesberg. It was laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the [[Gerhard Eksteen]. The previous name is Afrikaans and means "Orange (River) power".^[1] The town acquired its current name in 1996.^[2]

References

^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 352.
^ Elwyn Jenkins (2007-01-01). Falling Into Place: The Story of Modern South African Place Names. New Africa Books. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-86486-689-9.

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[dsapn-1] "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 352.

[Jenkins2007-2] Elwyn Jenkins (2007-01-01). Falling Into Place: The Story of Modern South African Place Names. New Africa Books. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-86486-689-9.

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 '''Gariep Dam''' ({{lang-af|Gariepdam}}), originally founded as "Oranjekrag", is a settlement in [[Xhariep District Municipality]] in the [[Free State (province)]] of [[South Africa]].
-Gariep Dam is a township on the northern bank of the [[Orange River]], 50&nbsp;km west of [[Bethulie]] and 48&nbsp;km north-east of [[Colesberg]]. It was laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the [[Hendrik Verwoerd Dam]]. The previous name is Afrikaans and means "Orange (River) power".<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=http://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=352}}</ref> The town acquired its current name in 1996.<ref name="Jenkins2007">{{cite book|author=Elwyn Jenkins|title=Falling Into Place: The Story of Modern South African Place Names|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RZnXHoMQ_hkC&pg=PT135|date=2007-01-01|publisher=New Africa Books|isbn=978-0-86486-689-9|page=135}}</ref>
+Gariep Dam is a township on the northern bank of the [[Orange River]], 50&nbsp;km west of [[Bethulie]] and 48&nbsp;km north-east of [[Colesberg]]. It was laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the [[Gerhard Eksteen]. The previous name is Afrikaans and means "Orange (River) power".<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=http://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=352}}</ref> The town acquired its current name in 1996.<ref name="Jenkins2007">{{cite book|author=Elwyn Jenkins|title=Falling Into Place: The Story of Modern South African Place Names|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RZnXHoMQ_hkC&pg=PT135|date=2007-01-01|publisher=New Africa Books|isbn=978-0-86486-689-9|page=135}}</ref>
 ==References==

v t e Municipalities and communities of Xhariep District Municipality, Free State
District seat: Trompsburg
Kopanong	Bethany Bethulie Edenburg Fauresmith Gariep Dam Jagersfontein Philippolis Reddersburg Springfontein Trompsburg	Xhariep District within South Africa
Letsemeng	Jacobsdal Koffiefontein Luckhoff Petrusburg
Mohokare	Rouxville Smithfield Uitkoms Zastron