Doornkop
Doornkop is a ridge and locality on the western outskirts of Soweto in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. The area is currently being subsumed by the westward expansion of Soweto and the eastward growth of Krugersdorp's Kagiso township.- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,610 metres (5,290 feet)
- Description: ridge and place in Gauteng, South Africa
Places of Interest
Highlights include Protea Glen Mall.
Protea Glen Mall
Shopping center
The Protea Glen Mall is a shopping mall… Protea Glen Mall is situated 3½ km south of Doornkop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zola and Protea Glen.
Zola
Suburb
Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. Zola is situated 3 km east of Doornkop.
Protea Glen
Suburb
Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg… Protea Glen is situated 3½ km south of Doornkop.
Dobsonville
Suburb
Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Dobsonville is situated 6 km east of Doornkop.
Doornkop
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Latitude
-26.24361° or 26° 14′ 37″ south
Longitude
27.80694° or 27° 48′ 25″ east
Open location code
5G59QR44+HQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Doornkop” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Doornkop”
- Asturian: “Doornkop”
- Cebuano: “Doornkop”
- Dutch: “Doornkop”
- Pedi: “Doornkop”
- Russian: “Сражение при Доорнкопе (1900)”
- Russian: “Сражение при Доорнкопе”
- Turkish: “Doornkop”
- Urdu: “ڈورن کوپ”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dobsonville Gardens and Naledi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Emdeni Secondary School and Naledi.
Gauteng: Highlights
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