University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand is a university in , , which is located on Empire Road and has an elevation of 1,753 metres. University of the Witwatersrand is situated near the obelisk , as well as near .
wits.ac.za
  • University
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,753 metres (5,751 feet)
  • …opened in 1922
  • Address: Empire Road, Johannesburg

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lawson Pinnacle and Johannesburg Planetarium.

Obelisk
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is an obelisk.

Planetarium
Photo: Soul Train, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a planetarium owned… 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… is situated 330 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 …

Suburb
is a central suburb of …

Neighborhood
is a small, centrally located suburb…

University of the Witwatersrand

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Latitude
-26.18899° or 26° 11′ 20″ south
Longitude
28.02663° or 28° 1′ 36″ east
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”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cottesloe and Vrededorp.

Nearby Places

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