The largest is the Cullinan, 3,106 carats and discovered in South Africa in 1905
The largest diamond in the world is instead the Cullinan, is 3,106 carats and was discovered in South Africa in 1905. It is followed by the Lesedi La Rona, of 1,109 carats, the size of a tennis ball, was found in 2015 in Karowe, in northeastern Botswana, an African leader in the production of these precious stones.
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