Diepsloot West 6
District of
Gauteng - South Africa

Umkhonto we Sizwe

Umkhonto we Sizwe (abbreviated as MK), translated "Spear of the Nation," was the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), co-founded by Nelson Mandela, which fought against the South African government. MK launched its first guerrilla attacks against government installations on 16 December 1961. It was subsequently classified as a terrorist organization by the South African government and the United States, and banned.

Located at -26.0433, 28.0542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.594 miles away.
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African National Congress, Military wings of political parties, Rebellions in Africa, Organizations established in 1961, Anti-Apartheid organisations, Defunct organisations of South Africa, Guerrilla organizations, Rebel militia groups in Africa

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially named Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging and was renamed "Gauteng" in December 1994. Situated in the heart of the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province in South Africa, with only 1.4% of the land area, but it is highly urbanised, containing the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Located at -26, 28 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.589 miles away.
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Gauteng, Provinces of South Africa, States and territories established in 1994

Kyalami

Kyalami (My home in Zulu) is a motor racing circuit located in Midrand, Gauteng province, South Africa. The circuit has been used for Grand Prix and Formula One races and has hosted the South African Grand Prix many times. Among the Formula One races held at the track the 1977 South African Grand Prix stands out, as it is principally remembered for the fatal accident that claimed the lives of race marshal Frederick Jansen van Vuuren and driver Tom Pryce.

Located at -25.9986, 28.0689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.593 miles away.
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Formula One circuits, A1 Grand Prix circuits, Grand Prix motorcycle circuits, Motorsport venues in South Africa, South African Grand Prix, South African motorcycle Grand Prix, Superbike World Championship circuits, Sport in Johannesburg

Barbeque Downs Business Park

Barbeque Downs Business Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 2.

Located at -26.0031, 28.0753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.593 miles away.
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Johannesburg Region 2, Suburbs of Johannesburg

Kyalami Business Park

Kyalami Business Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 2.

Located at -25.992, 28.0709 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.592 miles away.
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Johannesburg Region 2, Suburbs of Johannesburg

Bryanbrink

Bryanbrink is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B.

Located at -26.0817, 28.0017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.593 miles away.
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Johannesburg Region B

Rivonia

Rivonia is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Sandton area. It is located in Region E. Rivonia is one of the most affluent residential and business suburbs of Johannesburg, and regarded as the hub of upstart and established I.T. companies. The main retail thoroughfare in the area, Rivonia Boulevard, is the location of several shopping complexes as well as many other shops and restaurants.

Located at -26.0433, 28.0542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.594 miles away.
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Johannesburg Region E

Strijdompark

Strijdompark is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B.

Located at -26.0752, 27.9697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.591 miles away.
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Johannesburg Region B

Pelindaba

Pelindaba is South Africa's main Nuclear Research Centre, run by The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, and was the location where South Africa's atomic bombs of the 1970s were developed, constructed and subsequently stored. It is situated near the Hartbeespoort Dam, approximately 33 km (22 miles) west of Pretoria on the farm which belonged to Gustav Preller.

Located at -25.8006, 27.9339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.577 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Gauteng, Nuclear technology in South Africa, South African nuclear sites

Coca-Cola Dome

The Coca-Cola dome is an event venue located in the north of Johannesburg, South Africa. The seating capacity is 19 000. The Dome opened in 1997 and covers about 11,000 square metres. The previous sponsor of The Dome was MTN (a South African cellular network) and the venue was named MTN Sundome. It is owned by Sasol Pension Fund and currently managed by Thebe Exhibitions (until 2014).

Located at -26.0632, 27.9432 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.589 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in South Africa, Covered stadiums, Coca-Cola buildings and structures, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg

Shrine of Our Lady of the Cedars

Shrine of Our Lady of the Cedars or Our Lady of Lebanon, is a Roman Catholic shrine in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is at the Church of Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon in Woodmead, Sandton. Unofficially known as Our Lady of the Highway, the shrine is close to the busy Johannesburg - Pretoria freeway. Building commenced in November 1992 by the Superior, Rev. Fr. Elie Madi and was consecrated by the historic visit of Patriarch Cardinal Nasrallah Peter Sfeir.

Located at -26.0661, 28.0896 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.597 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in South Africa, Churches in South Africa, Roman Catholic churches in South Africa, Roman Catholic Church in South Africa, Marian shrines, Eastern Catholicism, Maronite Church, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg

Valindaba

The Valindaba site, also known as Pelindaba East or Y-plant, is an experimental uranium enrichment plant, located 35 km west of Pretoria, Gauteng province, South Africa.

Located at -25.7997, 27.9433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.578 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Gauteng, Isotope separation facilities, Uranium, Nuclear technology in South Africa, South African nuclear sites

Lion Park

Lion Park is a 2 km² lion wildlife conservation enclosure in Gauteng province in South Africa. The Lion Park is situated near Lanseria Airport and Fourways within distance of Johannesburg and Pretoria. The park has a large variety of predators and large herbivores indigenous to Africa.

Located at -25.9981, 27.9303 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.586 miles away.
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Protected areas of Gauteng, Conservation in South Africa, Visitor attractions in Gauteng, Wildlife rehabilitation and conservation centers

Vlakplaas

Vlakplaas is a farm 20km west of Pretoria that served as the headquarters of the South African Police counterinsurgency unit C10 (later called C1) working for the apartheid government in South Africa. The C-designation of the counterinsurgency unit was its official name but the whole unit became known as Vlakplaas and was commanded by Eugene de Kock.

Located at -25.8175, 28.0282 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.583 miles away.
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Apartheid government, Defunct law enforcement agencies of South Africa

Montecasino

Montecasino is a leisure and casino complex located at No.1 Montecasino Boulevard in Fourways, Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Montecasino is built on 26 hectares of land. It was designed and built by South African architect company, Bentel Associates International, at a cost of R1.6 billion rand. It first opened its doors on 30 November 2000. It currently attracts over 9.3 million visitors annually. It is themed after Monte Cassino.

Located at -26.0241, 28.0128 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.591 miles away.
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Casinos completed in 2000, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg, Visitor attractions in Johannesburg, Casinos in South Africa

Beaulieu College

Beaulieu College is a private, coeducational day school founded in 2000. It is located in Kyalami, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa.

Located at -25.9809, 28.0544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.591 miles away.
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Private schools in Gauteng, Educational institutions established in 2000

Castle Kyalami

Castle Kyalami (also referred to as Kyalami Castle) is a castle located in Kyalami in the province of Gauteng, north of Johannesburg, South Africa. Formerly a tourist attraction and hotel, the castle was purchased by the Church of Scientology in March 2008.

Located at -25.9981, 28.0594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.592 miles away.
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1990s architecture, Castles in South Africa, Scientology properties, Buildings and structures in Gauteng

Lesedi Cultural Village

Lesedi Cultural Village is a tourist village which celebrates the cultural traditions of several different peoples of Southern Africa. It reproduces traditional dwellings and offers demonstrations of dances and other cultural activities. It is situated near Johannesburg, within the Cradle of Humankind, in Gauteng, South Africa.

Located at -25.8372, 27.8844 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.577 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in South Africa, Visitor attractions in Johannesburg, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg

Liliesleaf Farm

Liliesleaf Farm in northern Johannesburg, South Africa was the farm used secretly by African National Congress activists in the 1960s and was the location where many prominent African National Congress leaders were arrested, leading to the Rivonia Trial. Nowadays Liliesleaf Farm is a Museum and world famous Heritage Site, attracting many visitors annually, and rated as a top "things to do in Johannesburg" site.

Located at -26.0439, 28.0536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.594 miles away.
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History of South Africa, Places associated with apartheid

South African Lipizzaners

The South African Lipizzaners is the name of a riding academy that operates according to the classical model in Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa. In contrast to other classical riding schools, only women ride and train the 40 Lipizzaner stallions. Public performances take place every week on Sundays. There is also an affiliated stud farm that provides horses for the academy as well as preserving a valuable genetic outcross pool for European studs.

Located at -25.9704, 28.0548 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.591 miles away.
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Spanish Riding School, Visitor attractions in Johannesburg, Dressage schools and teams, Equestrian educational establishments

Megawatt Park

Megawatt Park is the site of the Eskom head office in Sunninghill, Gauteng, South Africa. It includes the Megawatt Park Conference Centre. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:26|2|15|S|28|5|7|E| |primary |name= }}

Located at -26.0375, 28.0853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.595 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Gauteng

Gallagher Convention Centre

Gallagher Convention Centre is a convention centre in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and is the seat of the Pan-African Parliament. Marking its first time, Gallagher Convention Centre was the host venue for the Miss World 2009 Grand Coronation Night.

Located at -26.0019, 28.1294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.596 miles away.
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Convention centres in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg

Kyalami Agricultural Holdings

Kyalami Agricultural Holdings is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 2.

Located at -25.97, 28.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.590 miles away.
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Johannesburg Region 2, Suburbs of Johannesburg

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium

Lucas 'Masterpieces' Moripe Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium having a capacity of 28,900 and is located in Atteridgeville, a suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as part-time home stadium of Premier Soccer League clubs Supersport United and Mamelodi Sundowns who also use the Loftus Versfeld Stadium. The stadium was named after former local soccer player Lucas Moripe. Until 2010 the stadium was known as Super Stadium.

Located at -25.7759, 28.0729 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.583 miles away.
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Soccer venues in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Pretoria, Sports venues in Gauteng

Nizamiye Masjid

Nizamiye Masjid, often called the Nizamiye Mosque, is a mosque situated in the city of Midrand, Johannesburg. It is the biggest mosque in the Southern hemisphere and sub-Saharan Africa. It occupies 10 hectares of land.

Located at -26.0142, 28.1292 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.596 miles away.
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Mosques in Africa, Mosques in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg, Visitor attractions in South Africa, Islam in South Africa, Domes, Islamic schools in Africa