Garies

Garies is a small agricultural centre situated in South Africa's Northern Cape province about 110 km south of Springbok, the chief town of the Namaqualand district.

The Letterklip provincial heritage site is situated just west of town.

The town is in the Namaqualand district, at the foot of the Kamiesberg, 46 km south of Kamieskroon and 146 km northwest of Vanrhynsdorp.

The name is Khoekhoen and means ‘couchgrass’, Afrikaans ‘kweek’.

This Northern Cape location article is a stub.

Namakwa District within South Africa
Namakwa District within South Africa