Emerald Hill

Emerald Hill is a north-western suburb of , . The suburb was named so because of either the colour of the hill due to the large number of trees or an Irish connection: many of the roads in the suburb have Irish names.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Also known as: Emerald Hill, Harare

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arundel School and Gateway High School.

School
is a private, day and boarding school for girls aged 12–18 in , . was ranked 48th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumnae, school profile, internet and news visibility.

School
is a Christian, co-educational, independent school in Emerald Hill, , . It has 700 students from Form 1 to Upper 6. The school had its first form 1 intake in 1991 and the first upper 6 class graduated in 1995 under the headship of Paul Revell, along with Marcus Chibisa and Ron Montague as his deputies.

School
is located in the suburb of , , . The school came into being on 1 January 1957 as Mt. Pleasant Boys’ High school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avondale Township and Mount Pleasant.

Suburb
Avondale is a residential suburb in north and northwest , , located about 3.5 kilometres north of Harare city centre and just west of .

Suburb
is a residential suburb of , , located in the northern part of the city. Originally a farm, the area was developed for housing in the early 20th-century and was a white suburb until Zimbabwe's independence in 1980.

Suburb
is a hilly suburb of , . is an affluent north-west suburb, largely known for its retail and shopping amenities and is bounded to the west by the suburb of Sentosa, Monovale to the south and to the east and the north by and Avondale West. is situated 2½ km south of Emerald Hill.

Emerald Hill

Latitude
-17.775° or 17° 46′ 30″ south
Longitude
31.03111° or 31° 1′ 52″ east
Elevation
1,516 metres (4,974 feet)
Open location code
5GJH62FJ+XC
Geo­Names ID
891775
Wiki­data ID
Q5370443
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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Norwegian Bokmål—“Emerald Hill” goes by many names.
  • Esperanto: Smeralda Monteto
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Emerald Hill
  • Norwegian: Emerald Hill

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