Old Fort

The Old Fort is a fort built in , by Captain Thomas Charlton Smith's troops in 1842 as part of a visibility campaign by the British Empire to prevent Boers from establishing a republic in Natal.
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  • Park
  • …is also known as “The Old Fort”
  • …dates from 1842
  • Description: fort in Durban, South Africa

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kingsmead Cricket Ground and Durban railway station.
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is a in , , . is situated 230 metres northeast of Old Fort.
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is the central railway station… is situated 720 metres north of Old Fort.
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is a historic city hall located at in , South Africa. is situated 1 km south of Old Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Beach and Greyville.
is a residential area in central , , .
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Old Fort

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Latitude
-29.85082° or 29° 51′ 3″ south
Longitude
31.02577° or 31° 1′ 33″ east
Open location code
5G2H42XG+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37898627
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q13035665

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Egyptian Arabic—“Old Fort” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Old Fort, Durban”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “القلعه القديمه”

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