Faure
Faure is a railway station in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Faure is situated nearby to Eersterivier Secondary School, as well as near the town Blue Downs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eersterivier Secondary School and IThemba LABS.
Eersterivier Secondary School
School
Eersteriver Secondary School is an Afrikaans-medium school in Eerste River in the Western Cape, South Africa. Eersterivier Secondary School is situated 340 metres southwest of Faure.
IThemba LABS
Research institute
iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences is a scientific research centre with plants at Faure near Cape Town and on the Wits Campus in Johannesburg. IThemba LABS is situated 1½ km southwest of Faure.
Cape Town Film Studios
Recording studio
Cape Town Film Studios is a film and television studio in Cape Town, South Africa. It opened in May 2010. The 200-hectare studio, located about 30 kilometres from the centre of Cape Town, has been involved in the production of a number of blockbusters, including Chronicle, Dredd, Mad Max: Fury Road, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Tomb Raider, Bloodshot and Monster Hunter. Cape Town Film Studios is situated 2 km southwest of Faure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Downs and Mfuleni.
Blue Downs
Town
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blue Downs is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It forms part of the Eastern Suburbs Zone of the City of Cape Town situated on the eastern outskirts of the city and is also located on the Cape Flats, a flat expanse of land east of Cape Town. Blue Downs is situated 4 km northwest of Faure.
Mfuleni
Suburb
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mfuleni is a relatively new township about 32 kilometres from central Cape Town, South Africa. It is a predominantly Black township, although there are also some Coloured members of the community. Mfuleni is situated 6 km northwest of Faure.
Macassar
Suburb
Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Macassar is a small town in South Africa, close to Strand and Somerset West, with an approximate population of 33,225. Administratively it is under City of Cape Town Eastern Suburbs zone. Macassar is situated 6 km southeast of Faure.
Faure
- Type: Railway station
- Category: transportation
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.01667° or 34° 1′ southLongitude
18.73333° or 18° 44′ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
4FQWXPMM+88GeoNames ID
3367930
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