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Welcome to the website of Aliwal North in the Eastern Cape
Thank you for your interest in our site and in our town. We hope you will find this site as exciting as we do. If it is information about the town, its community and businesses you are looking for, you've come to the right place! You will find a lot of usefull information about Aliwal North and it's people here.
You are welcome to contribute news, events, photo's and more to this site. Also view our Business Directory for details about Businesses in town, promotions and specials and lots more. The search field on top of this page let you find details on this site quickly. Looking for accommodation? Visit the Accommodation page.
Bookings are done directly with the different Bed & Breakfast and Guest House facilities. We provide only the service of effective online advertising!
Toeriste aantreklikhede
Ons dorpie bestaan uit 'n paar historiese geboue, monumente en besienswaardighede bv. die Frere Brug, deesdae bekend as die Hertzog Brug, die Kerkplein Museum en Aliwal Museum. Historiese geboue en verskeie Oorlogsmonumente is ook in die area te sien. Kliek vir meer inligting en fotos.
On the banks of the Orange River
The town came by its unusual name by a convoluted route. Sir Harry Smith (Governor of the Cape) named it Aliwal to commemorate the famous battle in which he defeated the Sikhs of India in 1846. It lies on a strategic ford on the Orange River which was used by the Bushmen and the Voortrekkers. This was upgraded with a pontoon in 1872. Aliwal North developed simultaneously as a health resort and transport centre with the railway from East London reaching the town in 1885. This prompted rapid development as a commercial centre for the North-
The town is the centre of a prosperous farming community whose main products are wool, maize, wheat, beef and dairy. The town’s principle assets are two popular hot mineral springs, which have extremely high concentrates of minerals and gases. The concentrate of gas is so high that the first restaurant built here was able to maintain its cooking fire from gas funnelled from the springs. A series of mineral springs produce water at a
Aliwal North also have many other attractions such as Museums, Historical Places and Bulidings, Nature Reserves, beautiful Golf Course as well as San Rock Artwork.