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Griqualand West

area of central South Africa
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Griqualand West

Summary

Griqualand West is a Griqua state[1]. It draws 267 Wikipedia views per month (griqua_state category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Griqualand West is located in Kimberley[3].
  • Griqualand West is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Griqualand West's instance of is recorded as Griqua state[5].
  • Griqualand West's instance of is recorded as historical unrecognized state[6].
  • Griqualand West's Commons category is recorded as Griqualand West[7].
  • October 27, 1871 marks the founding of Griqualand West[8].
  • Griqualand West was dissolved in July 27, 1877[9].
  • Griqualand West's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -28.75, 'lon': 24.76666667}[10].
  • Griqualand West's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Griqualand West[11].
  • Griqualand West's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Griqualand West's replaces is recorded as Diggers Republic[13].

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Founding

October 27, 1871 marks the founding of Griqualand West[8].

Dissolution

Griqualand West was dissolved in July 27, 1877[9].

Why It Matters

Griqualand West draws 267 Wikipedia views per month (griqua_state category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Kimberley South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kimberley
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ca', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'nl', 'no', 'ru', '
    Inception → +1871-10-27T00:00:00Z
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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