Doonside
Doonside is a small beachside resort suburb in Kingsburgh, some 30 km south-west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the South Coast. At first the siding was called Middleton, after its builder, but to avoid confusion with Middleton in the Cape the name was changed in 1910 to Doonside, after a house called Lorna Doone which overlooked the siding.- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
- …is also known as “Doonside, KwaZulu-Natal”
- Description: place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Warner Beach and Winklespruit.
Winklespruit
Suburb
Winklespruit is a small seaside resort on the… Winklespruit is situated 3 km south of Doonside.
Amanzimtoti
Amanzimtoti is a town of 14,000 people on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
Doonside
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Latitude
-30.07167° or 30° 4′ 18″ south
Longitude
30.86833° or 30° 52′ 6″ east
Open location code
4GXGWVH9+88
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Doonside” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Doonside, KwaZulu-Natal”
- Afrikaans: “Doonside”
- Asturian: “Doonside”
- Dutch: “Doonside”
- Hebrew: “דוונסייד”
- Hebrew: “דונסייד”
- Pedi: “Doonside”
- Turkish: “Doonside”
- Urdu: “ڈون سائیڈ، کوازولو-ناٹال”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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KwaZulu-Natal: Highlights
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