Turk Mine is a village in the province of
Matabeleland North
Matabeleland North is a province in western Zimbabwe. With a population of 827,645 as of the 2022 census, it is the country's second-least populous province, after Matabeleland South, and the least densely Zimbabwean populated province. Matabele ...
,
Zimbabwe
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. It is located about 56 km north-east of
Bulawayo
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. The village grew up around a
gold
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mine of the same name and serves as an administrative centre for the surrounding mining and ranching area.
The Streak family, including Heath and Denis who both represented Zimbabwe in cricket, have been farming in the area for over a century. Denis Streak even created a cricket oval on his farm at Turk Mine.
Populated places in Matabeleland North Province
Mines in Zimbabwe
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