Hartbeespoort Dam (also known as Harties) is an arch type dam situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It lies in a valley to the south of the Magaliesberg mountain range and north of the Witwatersberg mountain range about 35 kilometers west of Pretoria. The name of the dam means pass of the hartebeest (a species of antelope) in Afrikaans. This poort in the Magaliesberg was ‘n popular spot for hunters where they cornered and shot the hartebeest.
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