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De Aar is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It has a population of around 42,000 inhabitants. It is the second-most important railway junction in the country, situated on the line between Cape Town and Kimberley. The junction was of particular strategic importance to the British during the Second Boer War. De Aar is also a primary commercial distribution centre for a large area of the central Great Karoo. Major production activities of the area include wool production and livestock farming. The area is also popular for hunting, although the region is rather arid. De Aar is also affectionately known as "Die SES" deriving its nickname from the six farms that have surrounded De Aar since the 1900s.

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  • 德阿爾 (zh)
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  • De Aar (deutsch ‚Die Ader‘, nach einer Wasserader) ist mit 23.760 Einwohnern (Stand: 2011) eine der größten Städte der Provinz Nordkap in Südafrika. (de)
  • De Aar is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It has a population of around 42,000 inhabitants. It is the second-most important railway junction in the country, situated on the line between Cape Town and Kimberley. The junction was of particular strategic importance to the British during the Second Boer War. De Aar is also a primary commercial distribution centre for a large area of the central Great Karoo. Major production activities of the area include wool production and livestock farming. The area is also popular for hunting, although the region is rather arid. De Aar is also affectionately known as "Die SES" deriving its nickname from the six farms that have surrounded De Aar since the 1900s. (en)
  • De Aar (arteria en neerlandés) localidad sudafricana de unos 30.000 habitantes de la Provincia Septentrional del Cabo, forma parte de la municipalidad de (35 548 habitantes) dentro del distrito de Karoo. Situada sobre la línea ferroviaria entre Kimberley y Ciudad del Cabo, De Aar es el nudo ferroviario más importante del país, su situación fue particularmente estratégica para los británicos durante la Segunda Guerra de los Bóeres. (es)
  • De Aar (l'artère en néerlandais) est une ville d'Afrique du Sud, située dans la province du Cap-Nord. Elle est gérée par la municipalité locale de Emthanjeni au sein du district municipal de Pixley ka Seme. Située sur la ligne de chemin de fer entre Kimberley et Le Cap, De Aar est le deuxième plus important nœud ferroviaire du pays. Sa situation fut particulièrement stratégique pour les Britanniques durant la Seconde Guerre des Boers. (fr)
  • De Aar (wymowa afrikaans: [dɛ ɑːr]) – miasto w Republice Południowej Afryki, w prowincji Przylądkowej Północnej. Około 30 tys. mieszkańców, w tym 57% Koloredów, 33% Afrykanów i 8% białych. 69% ludności posługuje się językiem afrikaans, a 25% językiem xhosa. (pl)
  • Де-Ар (африк. De Aar) — город в Северо-Капской провинции, ЮАР. Его население составляет около 45 857 человек. (ru)
  • 德阿爾是南非的城鎮,位於該國中部,由北開普省負責管轄,始建於1903年,面積119.16平方公里,每年平均降雨量196毫米,2001年人口6,509,人口密度每平方公里55人。 (zh)
  • De Aar è una città della provincia del Capo Settentrionale, in Sudafrica. Ha una popolazione di circa 45857 abitanti. È il secondo più importante nodo ferroviario del Paese (è situato sulla ) ed ebbe un importante ruolo durante la seconda guerra boera. De Aar è anche un importante nodo commerciale per tutta l'area centrale del Grande Karoo. Tra le maggiori attività economiche si segnalano la produzione della lana e l'allevamento del bestiame. L'area è anche famosa per la caccia, a dispetto del suo clima arido. (it)
  • De Aar is een stadje gelegen in de gemeente Emthanjeni in de regio centrale Karoo in Zuid-Afrikaanse provincie Noord-Kaap. Het ligt 50 km oostelijk van Britstown aan de nationale weg N10. In De Aar is het op een na belangrijkste spoorwegkruispunt van Zuid-Afrika gelegen aan de lijn tussen Kaapstad en Kimberley. De spoorlijnen van de West-Kaap en Oost-Kaap, Gauteng, Zimbabwe en Namibië komen hier samen. Het is qua grootte de derde nederzetting in de provincie Noord-Kaap. De plaats is ook een belangrijk commercieel distributiecentrum voor een groot deel van de centrale Karoo-regio. Belangrijke productieactiviteiten behelsen onder meer wolproductie en veehouderij. Het gebied is ook populair als jachtgebied, ondanks het feit dat de streek redelijk dor is. De Aar heeft een woestijnklimaat, met (nl)
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