ðə tˈaʊn ɪz æt ðə bˈeɪs ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈoʊldɪst mˈaʊntɪn pˈæsᵻz ɪn sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə, bˈeɪnz klˈuːf pˈæs, bˈɪlt baɪ mˈæstɚ ɹˈoʊdbˈɪldɚɹ ˈændɹuː ɡˈɛdz bˈeɪn.
The town is at the base of one of the oldest mountain passes in South Africa, Bain's Kloof Pass, built by master road-builder Andrew Geddes Bain.