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Irene Concentration Camp

Closed 1903Low
Verified 29 May 2026
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  • British Graves at Irene Concentration Camp Cemetery.jpg

    Photo by James Ball via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Irene Concentration Camp Cemetery Pillars of remembrance.jpg

    Photo by James Ball via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Irene Concentration Camp Cemetery Young boy 2 0.jpg

    Photo by James Ball via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Irene Concentration Camp Cemetery Young girl 0.jpg

    Photo by James Ball via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Irene Concentration Camp Cemetery.jpg

    Photo by James Ball via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Irene Wikivoyage banner.jpg

    Photo by James Ball via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Uitsig op die Irene-konsentrasiekamp vir hensoppers.jpg

    Photo by The original uploader was Morne at Afrikaans Wikipedia. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1900

Closed 1903

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1900

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

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Data completeness

16%

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