Old Fort
The Old Fort is a fort built in Durban, South Africa 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.Photo: Mariannebritsstrodl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: fort in Durban, South Africa
- Also known as: “The Old Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kingsmead Cricket Ground and Durban railway station.
Kingsmead Cricket Ground
Sports venue
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
Kingsmead Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its stated capacity is 25,000, although grass terracing makes up part of the viewing area. Kingsmead Cricket Ground is situated 230 metres northeast of Old Fort.
Durban railway station
Railway station
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durban railway station is the central railway station in the city of Durban, South Africa, located between Umgeni Road and NMR Avenue / Masabalala Yengwa Avenue just to the north of the central business district. Durban railway station is situated 720 metres north of Old Fort.
Durban City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Mariannebritsstrodl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durban City Hall is a historic city hall located at Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Durban City Hall is situated 1 km south of Old Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Beach and Greyville.
North Beach
Suburb
North Beach is a residential area in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Greyville
Suburb
Greyville is an area in Durban, South Africa. It is on the flat land west of the Durban city centre, at the foot of the Berea. It includes the Greyville Racecourse.
Old Fort
- Categories: fort and recreation area
- Location: Ethekwini, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-29.85082° or 29° 51′ 3″ southLongitude
31.02577° or 31° 1′ 33″ eastInception
1842Open location code
5G2H42XG+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 37898627OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q13035665
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Satellite Map
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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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