Pollsmoor Prison

Pollsmoor Prison, officially known as Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, is located in the suburb of in South Africa. Pollsmoor is a maximum security penal facility that continues to hold some of South Africa's most dangerous criminals.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blue Route Mall and Norval Foundation.

Shopping center
is a situated in the… is situated 1½ km northeast of Pollsmoor Prison.

Art gallery
Photo: Allyjm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an art gallery, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Pollsmoor Prison.

Coniferous forest
, previously known as "Tokai Forest"…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muizenberg and Clovelly.

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.
is a beachside suburb and former town…

Quarter
is a small, coastal suburb in the Southern Peninsula region of , South Africa. is situated 6 km south of Pollsmoor Prison.

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is a seaside town between and Chapmans Peak on the .

Pollsmoor Prison

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Latitude
-34.06954° or 34° 4′ 10″ south
Longitude
18.43823° or 18° 26′ 18″ east
Open location code
4FQWWCJQ+57
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30043377
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q7225734

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Pollsmoor Prison” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Pollsmoor-gevangenis”
  • Asturian: “cárcel de Pollsmoor”
  • Asturian: “Cárcel de Pollsmoor”
  • Asturian: “cárcele de Pollsmoor”
  • Asturian: “prisión de Pollsmoor”
  • Belarusian: “Полсмур (турма)”
  • Belarusian: “Турма Полсмур”
  • Catalan: “Presó de Pollsmoor”
  • Chinese: “波爾斯穆爾監獄”
  • Czech: “Věznice Pollsmoor”
  • Dutch: “Pollsmoorgevangenis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن بولسمور”
  • French: “prison de Pollsmoor”
  • French: “Prison de Pollsmoor”
  • German: “Pollsmoor-Gefängnis”
  • German: “Pollsmoor”
  • Indonesian: “Penjara Pollsmoor”
  • Italian: “carcere di Pollsmoor”
  • Italian: “prigione di Pollsmoor”
  • Italian: “Prigione di Pollsmoor”
  • Japanese: “ポルスモア刑務所”
  • Persian: “زندان پولسمور”
  • Spanish: “Prisión de Pollsmoor”
  • Spanish: “prision Pollsmoor”
  • Spanish: “prisión Pollsmoor”
  • Swedish: “Pollsmoor prison”
  • Urdu: “پولسمور جیل”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Steenberg Village and Tokai Library.

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