Schotsche Kloof
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as: “Bo-Kaap (Schotschekloof)” and “Schotsche Kloof, Cape Town”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bo-Kaap and Auwal Mosque.
Bo-Kaap
Manor estate
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.
Auwal Mosque
Mosque
Photo: LiebeB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Auwal Mosque, alternatively spelled Awwal, Owal or Owwal, is a mosque in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa. It was completed in 1794 and was the first mosque established in South Africa.
Cape Town Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cape Town Stadium is an association football and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Town and V&A Waterfront.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.
V&A Waterfront
Suburb
Photo: Damien du Toit, CC BY 2.0.
The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major shopping mall, a marina, and multiple large hotels.
Mouille Point
Suburb
Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mouille Point is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, situated in the Atlantic Seaboard, between the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and Granger Bay to the east, Green Point to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west.
Schotsche Kloof
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.91989° or 33° 55′ 12″ southLongitude
18.41215° or 18° 24′ 44″ eastOpen location code
4FRW3CJ6+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 38464225OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q3475517
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Schotsche Kloof” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Schotsche Kloof”
- Dutch: “Schotsche Kloof, Cape Town”
- French: “Schotsche Kloof”
- Italian: “Schotsche Kloof”
- Pedi: “Schotsche Kloof”
- Turkish: “Schotsche Kloof”
- Xhosa: “Schotsche Kloof”
- Zulu: “Schotsche Kloof”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Schotsche Kloof”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.