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Houghton Estate

Houghton Estate, often simply called Houghton, is an affluent suburb of , South Africa, north-east of the city centre. The area was designated for white residents as part of the Group Areas Act during the apartheid era and became known as one of the city's upper-class neighbourhoods.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include South African National Museum of Military History and Great Park Synagogue.

Museum
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in was officially opened by Prime Minister Jan Smuts on 29 August 1947 to preserve the history of South Africa's involvement in the Second World War.

Synagogue
The is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 75 4th Street, in Houghton, , in the region of , .

Building
The is a place dedicated to keeping the memory and the legacy of Nelson Mandela alive. The centre is run by The Nelson Mandela Foundation, and is located in Houghton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosebank and Orange Grove.

Town
Photo: Jeppestown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a cosmopolitan commercial and residential suburb to the north of central , . It is located in Region B of the , and is the location of a Gautrain . is situated 2½ km northwest of Houghton Estate.

Suburb
is a suburb of , . It is located in Region E of the . is situated 3 km east of Houghton Estate.

Suburb
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an residential neighbourhood of , , . It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime. is situated 3½ km south of Houghton Estate.

Houghton Estate

Latitude
-26.15819° or 26° 9′ 30″ south
Longitude
28.05898° or 28° 3′ 32″ east
Elevation
1,681 metres (5,515 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA HST
Open location code
5G5CR3R5+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262707125
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
995335
Wiki­data ID
Q5912944
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Houghton Estate” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Houghton Estate”
  • Armenian: “Հոութոն Իսթեյտ”
  • Asturian: “Houghton Estate”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hafton-Esteyt”
  • Belarusian: “Гафтан Эстэйт”
  • Catalan: “Houghton Estate”
  • Chinese: “霍頓莊園”
  • Czech: “Houghton Estate”
  • Dutch: “Houghton Estate”
  • French: “Houghton Estate”
  • German: “Houghton Estate”
  • German: “Houghton”
  • Greek: “Χιούτον”
  • Hebrew: “יוטון אסטייט”
  • Indonesian: “Houghton Estate”
  • Irish: “Eastát Houghton”
  • Italian: “Houghton Estate”
  • Japanese: “ホートン・エステート”
  • Japanese: “ホートン地区”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Houghton Estate”
  • Pedi: “Houghton Estate”
  • Russian: “Хафтон-Эстейт”
  • Spanish: “Houghton Estate”
  • Swedish: “Houghton Estate”
  • Tatar: “Һафтон-Эстейт”
  • Urdu: “ہینگٹن ایسٹیٹ”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Old Edwardian Society and Houghton Masjid.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Houghton Estate”. Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0.