Syferfontein
Syferfontein is a farm in Westonaria, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,645 metres. Syferfontein is situated nearby to the locality Hiltonia, as well as near Lawley Estate.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tolstoy Farm.
Tolstoy Farm
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Tolstoy Farm was an ashram initiated and organised by Mohandas Gandhi during his South African movement. At its creation in 1910 the ashram served as the headquarters of the campaign of satyagraha against discrimination against Indians in Transvaal, where it was located. Tolstoy Farm is situated 3½ km southeast of Syferfontein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenasia and Lenasia South.
Lenasia
Town
Photo: WaseemLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Lenasia is situated 5 km northeast of Syferfontein.
Protea Glen
Suburb
Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents. Protea Glen is situated 9 km north of Syferfontein.
Syferfontein
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Westonaria, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.34633° or 26° 20′ 47″ southLongitude
27.78484° or 27° 47′ 5″ eastElevation
1,645 metres (5,397 feet)Open location code
5G59MQ3M+FWGeoNames ID
950635
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