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.
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.