What is "putsonderwater"

Putsonderwater is a settlement in !Kheis Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located on the R383 road from Kenhardt to Marydale. Translated from Afrikaans, the name means “well without water".

In South Africa, the term 'Putsonderwater' is used to indicate a far-off place, similarly to Timbuktu or Brigadoon.