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Province: Northern Cape
Region: Namaqua
Town: Loeriesfontein

Loeriesfontein 
Said to have been named after a Jewish travelling salesman named Lurie. 
Tourist information: The publicity officer PO Box 36, Loeriesfontein 8185. Tel: (02762) 16.

Activities and Attractions 

Museum In the old Baptist Church. Also features a collection of windmills. Tel: (02762) 16. 
Quiver Tree Forest One of the world’s largest forests, these kokerbome (Aloe dichotoma) grow to 4m, store water in their trunks, resist drought indefinitely and live up to 400 years. The Khoisan’s use of their bark for quivers gave them their colloquial name. 
Spring Flowers With a myriad of species, the spring wild flower display rivals that of neighbouring Namaqualand. 

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