Wes-Turffontein
Wes-Turffontein is a suburb in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Wes-Turffontein is situated nearby to the suburb Haddon, as well as near Gillview.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. Apartheid Museum is situated 3½ km northwest of Wes-Turffontein.
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. Gold Reef City is situated 3½ km northwest of Wes-Turffontein.
James Hall Museum of Transport
Museum
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
James Hall Museum of Transport is a transport museum that aims to preserve and promote the history of hundreds of years of transport in South Africa in particular, and Africa in general. James Hall Museum of Transport is situated 3½ km northeast of Wes-Turffontein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winchester Hills and Robertsham.
Winchester Hills
Suburb
Winchester Hills is an area in Johannesburg, South Africa. Houses for sale in the region often sell for more than R 750,000.
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. Robertsham is situated 2½ km northwest of Wes-Turffontein.
Bassonia
Suburb
Bassonia is a southern suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Bassonia is situated 3½ km southeast of Wes-Turffontein.
Wes-Turffontein
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.26028° or 26° 15′ 37″ southLongitude
28.03137° or 28° 1′ 53″ eastOpen location code
5G5CP2QJ+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 262718732OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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