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'''Gariep Dam''' ({{lang-af|Gariepdam}}), founded as "Oranjekrag", is a settlement in [[Xhariep District Municipality]] in the [[Free State (province)]] of [[South Africa]].
'''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 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=https://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=https://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. 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=https://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==
==References==

Revision as of 01:30, 5 February 2018

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. The previous name is Afrikaans and means "Orange (River) power".[1] The town acquired its current name in 1996.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 352.
  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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