Old Location
The Old Location was an area segregated for Black residents of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It was situated in the area between today's suburbs of Hochland Park and Pioneers Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mass Grave at Old Location Cemetery and Windhoek International School.
Mass Grave at Old Location Cemetery
Cemetery
Mass Grave at Old Location Cemetery is situated 240 metres northwest of Old Location.
Windhoek International School
School
Photo: Sinisterstuf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windhoek International School is an independent, co-educational, international school located in Windhoek, Namibia. The school provides education from Early Years 1 through to Grade 12. Windhoek International School is situated 770 metres west of Old Location.
Jan Möhr Secondary School
School
Jan Möhr Secondary School is a school situated in Windhoek, Namibia. The school was founded on March 2, 1962 and is one of the oldest schools in Namibia. Jan Möhr Secondary School is situated 1¼ km north of Old Location.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windhoek and Pioneers Park.
Windhoek
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Windhoek is Namibia's capital and largest city. It is in the geographic centre of the country at an elevation of 1,600 m. This is the city where most safaris travelling through Namibia begin, and also the first point of entry in Namibia should you arrive by airplane.
Pioneers Park
Suburb
Pioneers Park is a suburb in the south of Windhoek, Namibia, in the Windhoek West parliamentary constituency. It was developed in the second half of the 20th century as a white community, with the previous black residents being expelled to Katutura.
Khomasdal
Suburb
Khomasdal is a suburb of Namibia's capital of Windhoek in the Khomas Region. Founded as Windhoek's residential area for Coloured people, Khomasdal still is primarily composed of Coloured people. Khomasdal is situated 4 km northwest of Old Location.
Old Location
- Type: Museum
- Description: Historical segregated area for black residents of Windhoek, Namibia
- Categories: human settlement, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Khomas, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-22.58099° or 22° 34′ 52″ southLongitude
17.06396° or 17° 3′ 50″ eastOpen location code
5F9VC397+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1020287144OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7084375
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tswana—“Old Location” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “老地方”
- German: “Old Location”
- Igbo: “Ebe Ochie”
- Tswana: “Old Location”
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Highlights include St. Boniface Church and NG Kerk.
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