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Phakisa Freeway
A rare combined oval and road course in the Free State, built in 1999 to bring MotoGP and oval racing to South Africa. The 1.5-mile banked tri-oval sits isolated in the goldfields.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Free State, South Africa · Africa
Welkom is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Odendaalsrus, 8km from Phakisa Freeway.
Welkom is a city located in Free State, South Africa. With a population of 431,944, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Welkom sits in South Africa, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Welkom to your route.
Welkom (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈvɛlkɔm]) is a city in the Free State province of South Africa, located about 140 kilometres (90 mi) northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital. Welkom is also known as Circle City, City Within A Garden, Mvela and Matjhabeng. The city's Sesotho name, Matjhabeng means 'whereRead more
nations meet', derived from the migrant labour system, where people of various countries such as Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique etc. met to work in the mines of the gold fields.
A settlement was laid out on a farm named "Welkom" (which is the Afrikaans and Dutch word for "welcome") after gold was discovered in the region, and it was officially proclaimed a town in 1948. The town became a municipality in 1961. It now falls in the Matjhabeng Municipality, part of the Lejweleputswa District.
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Welkom is located in Free State, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -27.9774 latitude, 26.7351 longitude.
Welkom has a population of approximately 431,944 people, making it a city in South Africa.
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A rare combined oval and road course in the Free State, built in 1999 to bring MotoGP and oval racing to South Africa. The 1.5-mile banked tri-oval sits isolated in the goldfields.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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