Booysens
Booysens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located around 3.2 km southwest of city hall. Booysens is bordered on the southwest by Robertsham, on the northwest by Framton, on the north by Ophirton, on the east by the Robinson Deep mine, and on the south from east to west by Turffontein, West Turffontein, and Southdale.Places of Interest
Highlights include Apartheid Museum and Gold Reef City.
Apartheid Museum
Museum
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa. The museum, part of the Gold Reef City complex in Johannesburg, was opened in November 2001.
Gold Reef City
Photo: Nolween, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gold Reef City is an amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located on an old gold mine which closed in 1971, the park is themed around the gold rush that started in 1886 on the Witwatersrand, and the buildings in the park are designed to mimic this period.
Carlton Centre
Shopping center
Photo: Thuvack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carlton Centre is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central Johannesburg, South Africa. At 223 metres, it was the tallest building in Africa for 46 years from its completion in 1973 until 2019. Carlton Centre is situated 3½ km northeast of Booysens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Robertsham and South Johannesburg.
Robertsham
Suburb
Robertsham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated in the city's southern suburbs just south of the CBD. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
South Johannesburg
South Johannesburg encompasses the districts of Alberton, Rosettenville, Brackendowns and Turfontein in Johannesburg.
Fordsburg
Suburb
Fordsburg is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Fordsburg is a residential suburb, although housing numerous shops and factories. Fordsburg is situated 2½ km north of Booysens.
Booysens
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.22917° or 26° 13′ 45″ southLongitude
28.02472° or 28° 1′ 29″ eastOpen location code
5G5CQ2CF+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 262695369OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q61360257
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Booysens” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Booysens, Johannesburg”
- Dutch: “Booysens”
- Turkish: “Booysens, Johannesburg”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mavumbi Bus Station (C1, T1, T2) and (Johannesburg Road Agency) Booysens depot.
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