Paarl

Paarl is located on a tributary of the Great Berg River in Western Cape Province, South Africa.¹ It has a population of 200 thousand² and is a tourism and agricultural center. Nearby is Paarl Mountain³ and citrus orchards and vineyards. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned here for a time. On a hill is the Afrikaanse Taalmonument (Afrikaans Language Monument), which commemorates the recognition of Afrikaans as an official language. The Lady Grey Tower, originally an office building, is 12 stories high.⁴

External references

The Afrikaanse Taalmonument, Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa/ Afrika

Footnotes

1. Afrika in Afrikaans, Southern Ndbele, Xhosa, Zulu, Swazi, Northern and Southern Sotho and Tsonga; Aforika in Tswana; and Afurika in Venda.
2. World-gazetteer.com, accessed 1/12/2013.
3. Paarl means 'pearl' in Afrikaans.
4. Information about buildings is from emporis.com, accessed 1/12/2013.