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Western Cape, South Africa
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The Western Cape Karoo (Central Karoo) is in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It includes the Little Karoo (Klein Karoo), a semi-desert region between the Swartberge and the Garden Route, which is known for its ostrich farms.
The Little Karoo can only be accessed by road through the narrow defiles cut through the surrounding Cape Fold Mountains by ancient, but still flowing, rivers.
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the largest town in the Great Karoo region, a centre for sheep farming
an agricultural town with many authentic Cape Dutch, Karoo and Victorian buildings
"the ostrich capital of the world"
a small town known for its fruit growing
a 750-km² semi-desert area that is a sanctuary for herds of springbok, oryx, rhinoceros, etc.
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