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The monument commemorates the Afghan cameleers for their contribution to the settlement of South Australia,

From the 1860s to the 1920s approximately 3,000 Muslim cameleers came to Australia, mainly from the hills and plains of Afghanistan and British India, which today is Pakistan.  They opened lines of supply, transport and communication between isolated settlements. 

Location

Address:Whitmore Square, Adelaide , 5000
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.932641
Long: 138.593679
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2008
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au