Makana Botanical Gardens

The Makana Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in operated by Rhodes University, located in Grahamstown. The garden is on Gunfire Hill and is surrounded by the , Fort Selwyn, the Albany Museum, and Grey Dam Lake.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: botanical gardens in Grahamstown, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Botanic Garden Grahamstown” and “Grahamstown Botanical Gardens”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Selwyn and 1820 Settlers National Monument.

Fort
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is situated 270 metres southwest of Makana Botanical Gardens.

Monument
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The , which honours the contribution to South African society made by the British 1820 Settlers, overlooks in the Eastern Cape. is situated 280 metres southwest of Makana Botanical Gardens.

Historic building
The is a historic building built in 1824 in Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, , , and is the second-oldest building in Grahamstown. is situated 510 metres north of Makana Botanical Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grahamstown.

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, also known as Makhanda, is a town of 140,000 people in the Cacadu District of the . This charming and picturesque small city is well worth a visit.

Makana Botanical Gardens

Latitude
-33.31742° or 33° 19′ 3″ south
Longitude
26.52106° or 26° 31′ 16″ east
Open location code
4GR8MGMC+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 113898205
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q15068219
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In Other Languages

“Makana Botanical Gardens” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Makana Botaniese Tuin”
  • Afrikaans: “Makana- Botaniese Tuin”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nun’s Chapel and St. Peters Chapel.

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