Modder River (city)

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Modder River
Modder River (South Africa)
Modder River
Modder River
Coordinates 29 ° 1 ′  S , 24 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 29 ° 1 ′  S , 24 ° 36 ′  E
Basic data
Country South Africa

province

North Cape
District Frances Baard
local community Sol Plaatjie
Residents 1000
Grain silos in Modder River
Grain silos in Modder River

Modder River (English) or Modderrivier ( Afrikaans ) is a town south of Kimberley at the confluence of the rivers Modder and Riet in the Northern Cape in South Africa .

The Battle of Modder River took place here during the Second Boer War .

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