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University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand is an university in , which is located on Empire Road and has an elevation of 1,753 metres. University of the Witwatersrand is situated nearby to , as well as near the college building .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Johannesburg Planetarium and William Cullen Library.

Planetarium
Photo: Soul Train, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a planetarium owned by the University of the Witwatersrand, located on the University's East Campus in , . It was the first full-sized planetarium in Africa, and the second in the southern hemisphere. is situated 180 metres east of University of the Witwatersrand.

Library
Photo: Heather Elke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a library located on the East Campus of the University of the Witwatersrand, in , . Opened in March 1934, it stands as one of the university’s oldest and architecturally distinguished buildings, now serving as a research and special collections hub. is situated 330 metres southeast of University of the Witwatersrand.

College building
Photo: Derek J Moore, CC BY 4.0.
· The Yale Southern Observatory is an astronomical observatory established by Yale University in 1925 on Milner Park Show Grounds in , South Africa.The building would soon be incorporated into the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand, as campus expanded. is situated 230 metres southeast of University of the Witwatersrand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parktown and Braamfontein.

Suburb
Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.
is a wealthy suburb of , , and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including , Parkwood, , North, and Forest Town.

Suburb
is a central suburb of , in , seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, and Bidvest Bank and Hollard.

Suburb
is an inner-city suburb of , located in Region F of the . First known as Ferreira's Camp and later Ferreira's Township, it is the oldest part of Johannesburg.

University of the Witwatersrand

Latitude
-26.18899° or 26° 11′ 20″ south
Longitude
28.02663° or 28° 1′ 36″ east
Elevation
1,753 metres (5,751 feet)
Inception
1922
Open location code
5G5CR26G+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26327830
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
9199767
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venda—“University of the Witwatersrand” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Universiteit van die Witwatersrand”
  • Arabic: “جامعة ويتواترسراند”
  • Chinese: “金山大學”
  • Dutch: “Universiteit van de Witwatersrand”
  • Finnish: “Witwatersrandin yliopisto”
  • French: “Université du Witwatersrand”
  • German: “Witwatersrand-Universität”
  • Gujarati: “વિટવાટર્સરાંડ યુનિવર્સિટી”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Witwatersrand Thai-ho̍k”
  • Hindi: “विट्वाटर्सरांड विश्वविद्यालय”
  • Latin: “Universitas Witwatersrand”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Universitetet i Witwatersrand”
  • Norwegian: “Universitetet i Witwatersrand”
  • Panjabi: “ਵਿਟੁਆਟਰਸਟ੍ਰਾਂਡ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade de Witwatersrand”
  • Russian: “Витватерсрандский университет”
  • Spanish: “Universidad del Witwatersrand”
  • Swahili: “Chuo Kikuu cha Witwatersrand”
  • Ukrainian: “Вітватерсрандський університет”
  • Urdu: “وٹواٹرسرانڈ یونیورسٹی”
  • Venda: “Yunivesithi ya Witwatersrand”

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