Soweto Cricket Oval
Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of cricket, although it has also been used occasionally for football and local events.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Regina Mundi Catholic Church and Walter Sisulu Square.
Regina Mundi Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Regina Mundi, designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa. It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg. Regina Mundi Catholic Church is situated 1½ km east of Soweto Cricket Oval.
Walter Sisulu Square
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Walter Sisulu Square, formally known as the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, is located in the heart of Kliptown in Soweto, South Africa. This location was the site where, on 26 June 1955, the Congress of the People, met to draw up the Freedom Charter, an alternative vision to the repressive policies of the apartheid state. Walter Sisulu Square is situated 2½ km southeast of Soweto Cricket Oval.
Avalon Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Steamhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avalon Cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in South Africa. It was opened in 1972, during the height of apartheid, as a graveyard exclusively for black people. Avalon Cemetery is situated 3½ km south of Soweto Cricket Oval.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zola and Dobsonville.
Zola
Suburb
Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is situated 4 km northwest of Soweto Cricket Oval.
Dobsonville
Suburb
Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border. Dobsonville is situated 4½ km north of Soweto Cricket Oval.
Protea Glen
Suburb
Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents. Protea Glen is situated 5 km west of Soweto Cricket Oval.
Soweto Cricket Oval
- Type: Stadium
- Description: multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
- Categories: sports venue, recreation area, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.26512° or 26° 15′ 54″ southLongitude
27.8673° or 27° 52′ 2″ eastOpen location code
5G59PVM8+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 329560046OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadiumWikidata ID
Q20981976
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In Other Languages
“Soweto Cricket Oval” goes by many names.
- Urdu: “سوویٹو کرکٹ اوول”
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