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Turk Mine

Eastern Africa

Turk Mine is a village in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, about 56 kilometres north-east of Bulawayo. The village grew up around a gold mine of the same name and serves as an administrative centre for the surrounding mining and ranching area. The Streak family, including Heath and Denis, who both represented Zimbabwe in cricket, have been farming in the area for over a century, and Denis Streak even created a cricket oval on his farm at Turk Mine.

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Elevation Band
Highland 1
Coastal
No 2
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Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
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1. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -19.7167, 28.8000
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
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"elevation": 1303.0
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2. Zimbabwe (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead, landlocked country
    is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Lead
    is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -19.75, 28.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -19.75, 28.75
-19.75 28.75 BSh
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseAfrica/Maputo zone, country list
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# Zimbabwe
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Turk Mine (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Zimbabwe, Lead
    Turk Mine is a village in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe.
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead, country in Africa
    Turk Mine is a village in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe.
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