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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Protea Glen Mall.
Protea Glen Mall
Shopping center
The Protea Glen Mall is a shopping mall in Protea Glen, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, which opened in September 2012. Built at a cost of approximately R360-380 million, the mall is located at the intersection of R558 and Protea Boulevard in the centre of Protea Glen, and has over 90 tenants. 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. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is situated 3 km east of Doornkop.
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 3½ km south of Doornkop.
Dobsonville
Suburb
Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border. Dobsonville is situated 6 km east of Doornkop.
Doornkop
- Type: Suburb
- Description: ridge and place in Gauteng, South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.24361° or 26° 14′ 37″ southLongitude
27.80694° or 27° 48′ 25″ eastElevation
1,612 metres (5,289 feet)Open location code
5G59QR44+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 262705185OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“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”
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