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Hotel IYH, also known as the Imperial Yeomanry Hotel, is located at Deelfontein, near De Aar in the Northern Cape. It was built in 1901 during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) as part of a British military camp. The hotel was originally constructed to serve as accommodation and recreation for officers of the Imperial Yeomanry, a volunteer cavalry force raised in Britain. The site is adjacent to the Old British Military Hospital, which was one of several field hospitals established at Deelfontein to treat wounded soldiers. Deelfontein became a significant British base during the war, with a large tented camp, a railway siding, and medical facilities. After the war, the hotel continued to operate as a civilian establishment, reflecting the transition of military infrastructure to peacetime use. The building is a rare surviving example of Anglo-Boer War-era military architecture in the region.

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