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The name means "the Artery ", a reference to its underground Water supply. It is deemed the second-most important Railway junction in the country , situated on the line between Cape Town and Kimberley . The area surrounding the town is quite popular for Hunting , despite the fact that the region is rather arid.


NOTABLE LANDMARKS

There are ancient Khoisan rock engravings on the Nooitgedacht and Brandfontein Farm s. Additionally, there is a "Garden of Remembrance", which honours the Britsh troops killed in the Anglo-Boer War .


FAMOUS PEOPLE

Olive Schreiner , the Feminist Author , lived in De Aar for a while, although her house has now been converted into a Restaurant .


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