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Mokala National Park

National Park

Mokala National Park lies near Kimberley in South Africa's Northern Cape and was established on 19 June 2007, replacing the former Vaalbos National Park, and covers about 265 square kilometers. Its name comes from the Setswana word for the camel thorn tree, characteristic of the area, and its sandy plains and calcrete rock outcrops sit in a transition zone between savanna and Karoo vegetation. The park was created to safeguard endangered species including Cape buffalo, black rhino, and roan antelope, and it also preserves San rock engravings and Second Boer War battlefield sites.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
2007 2
Area (sq km)
196.11 1
Governing Body
South African National Parks 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
South African National Parks 1
Sources
1. Mokala National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, area (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Mokala National Park is a reserve established in the Plooysburg area south-west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape, South Africa on 19 June 2007.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    South African National Parks
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    South African National Parks
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2. Wikidata: Mokala National Park
  • Wikidata Q1521388, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q1521388 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q1521388 P571 inception
  • Part Of: South Africa, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: South Africa
On Continent: Africa, Wikidata item for South Africa, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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