Bo-Kaap

The Bo-Kaap is an area of , , formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Cape Quarter”, “Old Malay Quarter”, “Schotschekloof”, “Slamsebuurt”, and “Stadzicht”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bo-Kaap museum and Auwal Mosque.

Museum
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Mosque
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The , alternatively spelled Awwal, Owal or Owwal, is a in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood of , . It was completed in 1794 and was the first mosque established in South Africa.

Mosque
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The is a Sunni Islam in the Bo-Kaap area of . When it was founded in 1834, the structure could hold 150 worshipers. Renovated in 2001, it can now hold 700 worshipers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schotsche Kloof and Cape Town.

Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of , , formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

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is the second most populous city in . The capital of , it is also the legislative capital of the nation. is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Suburb
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The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in , , featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major , a marina, and multiple large hotels.

Bo-Kaap

Latitude
-33.92109° or 33° 55′ 16″ south
Longitude
18.4141° or 18° 24′ 51″ east
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
4FRW3CH7+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3460988173
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
8030057
Wiki­data ID
Q2418250
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Bo-Kaap” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Arabic: “بو كيب”
  • Armenian: “Բո-Կաապ”
  • Basque: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Bengali: “বো-কাপ”
  • Danish: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Dutch: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Finnish: “Bo-Kaap”
  • French: “Bo-Kaap”
  • German: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Hausa: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Indonesian: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Italian: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Japanese: “ボ・カープ”
  • Kashmiri: “بو-کاپ”
  • Malay: “Bo Kaap”
  • Malay: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Pedi: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Portuguese: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Russian: “Бо-Каап”
  • Southern Sotho: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Spanish: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Tswana: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Turkish: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Ukrainian: “Бо-Каап музей”
  • Urdu: “بو کاپ”
  • Xhosa: “Bo-Kaap”
  • Zulu: “Bo-Kaap”

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