Modder River (city)
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 1 ′ S , 24 ° 36 ′ E | |
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| Country | South Africa | |
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| District | Frances Baard | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC | |
| local community | Sol Plaatjie | |
| Residents | 1000 | |
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Grain silos in Modder River
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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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