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Gauteng - South Africa

University of Johannesburg

The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR) and the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). Prior to the merger, the Daveyton and Soweto campuses of the former Vista University had been incorporated into RAU.

Located at -26.1833, 27.9989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.597 miles away.
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Education in Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg, Universities in Gauteng, Public universities in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 2005, Association of Commonwealth Universities

7th Street (Johannesburg)

7th Street is a street located in the Johannesburg suburb of Melville. It is lined with many restaurants and bars, which are mostly frequented by students from the nearby University of Johannesburg. See 7de Laan.

Located at -26.1775, 28.0086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.598 miles away.
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Streets and roads of Johannesburg, Visitor attractions in Johannesburg, Restaurant districts and streets

Crown North

Crown North is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F.

Located at -26.2106, 28.015 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.599 miles away.
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Johannesburg Region F

Hector Pieterson Museum

The Hector Pieterson Museum is a large museum located in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, two blocks away from where Hector Pieterson was shot and killed. The museum is named in his honour. It became one of the first museums in Soweto when it opened in 16 June 2002. A companion museum nearby is Mandela House, the former home of Nelson Mandela and his family, which has been run as a museum since 1997.

Located at -26.2348, 27.9086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.595 miles away.
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Museums in Johannesburg, History museums in South Africa

Gold Reef City

Gold Reef City is a large amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located on an old gold mine, the park is themed around the gold rush on the Witwatersrand. Park staff wear period costumes of the 1880s, and the buildings on the park are designed to mimic the same period. There is a museum dedicated to gold mining on the grounds where it is possible to see a gold-containing ore vein and see how real gold is poured into barrels.

Located at -26.2361, 28.0122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.600 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Johannesburg, Amusement parks in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg

Braamfontein Werf

Braamfontein Werf is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F.

Located at -26.1867, 28.0183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.598 miles away.
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Johannesburg Region F

5FM

5FM is a South African FM radio station that follows a Top 40 music format and is owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), South Africa's public broadcaster. Headquartered in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 5FM broadcasts nationally to a youth audience. It's payoff line is "The Power of 5"

Located at -26.1859, 28.0094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.598 miles away.
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Radio stations in Johannesburg, Radio stations in South Africa, Radio stations established in 1975

Rand Afrikaans University

The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) was a prominent South African institution of higher education and research that served the greater Johannesburg area and surrounds in from 1967 to 2004. It has since merged with the now defunct Technikon Witwatersrand and Vista University to form the University of Johannesburg.

Located at -26.1833, 27.9989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.597 miles away.
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Universities in Gauteng, Education in Johannesburg, Defunct universities and colleges in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 1967, Educational institutions disestablished in 2005

Orlando Stadium

Orlando Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The stadium was originally built in 1959, at a cost of £37,500, with a capacity of 24,000. It is currently used mostly for football matches, as the home stadium of Orlando Pirates FC of the Premier Soccer League, and is set to be utilized, as a training field, for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after being completely rebuilt and reopened on 22 November 2008.

Located at -26.2319, 27.9229 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.596 miles away.
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Soccer venues in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Soweto, Orlando Pirates, Sports venues in Gauteng

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is the third largest hospital in the world after the West China hospital of Medical Sciences, Sichuan University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, occupying 173 acres, with 3 200 beds and 6 760 staff members. The hospital is in the Soweto area south of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is one of the 40 Gauteng provincial hospitals, and is financed and managed by the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health.

Located at -26.2624, 27.9397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.598 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Johannesburg, Hospitals in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Soweto, Hospitals established in 1941, University of the Witwatersrand, Medical education in South Africa

Avalon Cemetery

Avalon Cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in South Africa. It was opened in 1972, during the height of apartheid, as a graveyard exclusively for blacks. More than 300,000 people are buried on its 430 acres, the graves less than two feet apart. By 2010 the cemetery is expected to be at capacity, largely because of AIDS deaths.

Located at -26.2764, 27.8511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.594 miles away.
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Cemeteries in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Soweto

Maponya Mall

Maponya Mall is a shopping centre in Soweto, South Africa. The 65,000 square-metre development cost R650m to build and officially opened in September 2007. The mall is owned by South African entrepreneur and property developer, Richard Maponya under The Maponya group in partnership with Investec and ZenProp property holdings.

Located at -26.2587, 27.902 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.596 miles away.
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Shopping centres in Soweto

South African Institute of Race Relations

Established in 1929 the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) is a research and policy organisation in South Africa. The Institute is "one of the oldest liberal institutions in the country," and tries to be independent of government and all political parties; it sees its role as serving its members and the country at large to make South Africa the political and economic success of the continent by promoting liberal democratic values.

Located at -26.1808, 28.0125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.598 miles away.
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Think tanks based in South Africa, Foundations based in South Africa

Mandela House

The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as the Mandela House, is the house in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, that former South African president Nelson Mandela lived in from 1946 to 1962. It is located at number 8115, at the corner of Vilakazi and Ngakane streets, as short distance up the road from the home of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Mandela donated the house to the Soweto Heritage Trust (of which he is the founder) on 1 September 1997, to run as a museum.

Located at -26.2385, 27.9088 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.596 miles away.
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Houses in South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Buildings and structures in Soweto, Museums in Johannesburg, Biographical museums in South Africa, Historic house museums in South Africa

Leratong Hospital

Leratong Hospital is a hospital in Mogale City, Johannesburg, South Africa. The hospital won numerous awards including one for being "baby-friendly".

Located at -26.1723, 27.8054 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.588 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Johannesburg, Hospitals in South Africa

Westdene dam disaster

The Westdene dam disaster was a bus accident that took place in Westdene, near Johannesburg, South Africa, on 27 March 1985.

Located at -26.1792, 27.9911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.597 miles away.
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Transport in Johannesburg, Bus accidents in South Africa, 1985 road accidents, 1985 in South Africa

Dobsonville Stadium

Dobsonville Stadium, commercially known as the Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is mostly used for football matches, but is also equipped with an athletics track. It is the home ground of Moroka Swallows, a football club which plays in the Premier Soccer League. It was also utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after being renovated in 2009 and brought up to FIFA standards.

Located at -26.2267, 27.8642 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.593 miles away.
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Soccer venues in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Soweto, Sports venues in Gauteng

Johannesburg Muslim School

Johannesburg Muslim School is a partly private school situated in Fordsburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. The school combines secular and Islamic education in its curriculum. The school has a separate preschool located in Mayfair that caters for Nursery, Intermediate and Grade R pupils. The main school section, located in Fordsburg, caters for grades 1-12. This school has two campuses the first on 25 Bree Street Fordsburg and the second on 45 Bree Street Fordsburg.

Located at -26.2019, 28.0231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.599 miles away.
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Islamic schools in South Africa, Schools in Gauteng, Educational institutions established in 1990

Kingsway Campus Auckland Park

Kingsway Campus Auckland Park, also known as APK, is the largest and most populated campus of the University of Johannesburg. It is also the seat of the administration and governance body of the university. The campus was formerly the only educational campus of the Rand Afrikaans University. The campus gets its name from a major Johannesburg road, Kingsway Avenue, that runs along the north-east side of the campus.

Located at -26.1833, 27.9989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.597 miles away.
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University of Johannesburg

Union Stadium

Union Stadium is a Municipal multi-sports facility situated in Westbury, Johannesburg, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches.

Located at -26.179, 27.971 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.596 miles away.
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Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Johannesburg

Cecil Payne Stadium

Cecil Payne Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Roodepoort, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being brought up to FIFA standards.

Located at -26.1817, 27.9306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.594 miles away.
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Soccer venues in South Africa

UJ Stadium

The UJ Stadium is a multi-sports stadium facility in Westdene, Johannesburg. It is mainly used for rugby union games. The stadium was used as an official training venue during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Located at -26.1784, 27.9925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.597 miles away.
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Soccer venues in South Africa, Rugby union stadiums in South Africa, Sports venues in Johannesburg

Auckland Park Academy of Excellence

The Auckland Park Academy of Excellence is a Muslim school situated in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. The school was established at the beginning of the academic year 2011. The school's secular curriculum is based on the National Curriculum as stipulated by the Department of Education of the Republic of South Africa. APAX also offers its learners an Islamic curriculum.

Located at -26.2019, 28.0231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.599 miles away.
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Islamic schools in South Africa, Schools in Gauteng

FNB Stadium

First National Bank Stadium or simply FNB Stadium, also known as Soccer City and The Calabash, is a stadium located in Nasrec, the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located next to the South African Football Association headquarters (SAFA House) where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup were housed.

Located at -26.2348, 27.9824 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.599 miles away.
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Sports venues completed in 1989, 2010 FIFA World Cup stadiums, Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Johannesburg, National stadiums, Event venues established in 1989, Music venues in South Africa

Westpark Cemetery

Westpark Cemetery is large cemetery in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the resting place of some of the country's well-known citizens. It is a non-denomination designated burial ground, and thus has Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Chinese burial areas. It was opened in 1942, and historically was part of one of Johannesburg's original farms, Farm Waterval, which was purchased in 1887 by two Geldenhuys brothers in the hope of finding gold.

Located at -26.1636, 27.9897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.596 miles away.
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Cemeteries in South Africa