Tolstoy Farm

Tolstoy Farm was an ashram initiated and organised by Mohandas Gandhi during his South African movement. At its creation in 1910 the ashram served as the headquarters of the campaign of satyagraha against discrimination against Indians in Transvaal, where it was located.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: first ashram initiated and organized by Mohandas Gandhi
  • Also known as: Ghandi Tolstoy Farm

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenasia South and Lenasia.

Suburb
is a suburb, which is situated 5 km southeast of Tolstoy Farm.

Town
, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of in the Gauteng province, , originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the . is situated 5 km north of Tolstoy Farm.

Town
is a town in the in , . was declared as a coloured group area under the apartheid regime. is situated 6 km southeast of Tolstoy Farm.

Tolstoy Farm

Latitude
-26.3641° or 26° 21′ 51″ south
Longitude
27.81612° or 27° 48′ 58″ east
Open location code
5G59JRP8+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 326153359
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q96410042
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Tolstoy Farm” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Tolstoi Plaas
  • Arabic: مزرعة تولستوي
  • Assamese: টলষ্টয় ফাৰ্ম
  • Gujarati: ટૉલ્સટૉય ફાર્મ
  • Igbo: Ugbo Tolstoy
  • Malayalam: ടോൾസ്റ്റോയ് ഫാം
  • Panjabi: ਟਾਲਸਟਾਏ ਫਾਰਮ
  • Panjabi: ਤਾਲਸਤਾਏ ਫ਼ਾਰਮ
  • Slovenian: Tolstojeva kmetija
  • Tamil: டால்ஸ்டாய் பண்ணை
  • Telugu: టాల్‌స్టాయ్ ఫామ్
  • Western Panjabi: ٹالسٹائی فارم

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