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{{Short description|Region in the Western Cape, South Africa}}
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The '''Little Karoo''', also known as the '''Klein Karoo''', is a region in the south of the [[Western Cape]] province where [[ostrich farming]] was formerly practiced on a large scale. The area extends more or less from the [[Langeberg]] to the [[Swartberg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Little-Karoo|title=Little Karoo &#124; South Africa, Plateau, Facts, Geography, & Map &#124; Britannica|website=www.britannica.com}}</ref> The [[Langeberg]] and the [[Outeniqua Mountains]] form the southern border of the area, the Swartberg the northern border.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.karoo-information.co.za/routes/article/740/eden-garden-route-and-klein-karoo-in-western-cape-south-africa|title=Eden - Garden Route And Klein Karoo In Western Cape, South Africa|website=www.karoo-information.co.za}}</ref> The main town is [[Oudtshoorn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.karoo-southafrica.com/klein-karoo/|title=Klein Karoo}}</ref> Other towns/settlements in the area include:[[Ladismith]], [[Calitzdorp]], [[De Rust]], as well as well-known mission stations such as [[Zoar, South Africa|Zoar]], [[Amaliënstein]], Barrydale and [[Dysselsdorp]]. [[Uniondale, South Africa|Uniondale]] is the easternmost point of the area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lyontours.co.za/portfolio-view/klein-karoo/|title=Klein Karoo}}</ref>

The area is mainly drained by the [[Gourits River]], via its tributary the [[Olifants River (Western Cape)|Olifants River]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kleinkaroobiosphere.wordpress.com/home/|title=About The KKBR|date=February 6, 2016}}</ref> There are five island mountains in the region:[[Anysberg]], [[Warmwaterberg]], [[Touwsberg]], [[Rooiberg]], [[Gamkaberg]], [[Kammanassieberg]] and [[Antoniesberg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://botanicalsociety.org.za/an-introduction-to-the-little-karoo/|title=An introduction to the Little Karoo &#124; Klein Karoo &#124; BotSoc|date=November 13, 2020|website=botanicalsociety.org.za}}</ref>

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==External links==
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*{{Wikivoyage inline|Western Cape Karoo}}
*http://www.karoospace.co.za
*[http://www.karoo-southafrica.co.za/ Karoo, South Africa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316011402/http://www.karoo-southafrica.co.za/ |date=16 March 2018 }}

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