Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley is a Natural Heritage Park and formally declared municipal nature reserve in Durban, South Africa. It is an unusual example of an urban reserve with very high levels of biodiversity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Durban Botanic Gardens and Durban Girls’ High School.
Durban Botanic Gardens
Garden
Photo: Michaelwild, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Durban Botanic Gardens is situated in the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is Durban's oldest public institution and Africa's oldest surviving botanical gardens. The gardens cover an area of 15 hectares in a subtropical climate.
Durban Girls’ High School
College
Durban Girls' High School is a public high school for girls located in Glenwood, a suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1882 and is home to over 1200 students.
Curries Fountain
Stadium
Curries Fountain Sport Ground is the name of a notable sports facility that was established for the Durban Indian community in 1925. This sports facility was more than just a soccer pitch, cricket grounds, cinder track and tennis court.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durban and Berea.
Durban
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durban is a city on the east coast of South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and in the municipality of eThekwini. It is the third largest city in South Africa and the busiest port in Africa.
Berea
Suburb
Photo: Akidjoh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Berea is a ridge above the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the northern side which overlooks the city centre and the Indian Ocean. Berea is also used as a collective designation for the suburbs in the area.
Cato Manor
Suburb
Cato Manor is a settlement located 7 kilometres from the city centre of Durban, South Africa. It was formed when Indian market gardeners came to settle in the area some time after it was given to George Christopher Cato in 1865, who was the first mayor of Durban in 1854.
Pigeon Valley
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Durban, South Africa
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Ethekwini, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-29.8644° or 29° 51′ 52″ southLongitude
30.9872° or 30° 59′ 14″ eastOpen location code
5G2G4XPP+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 38366852OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q7193335
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In Other Languages
“Pigeon Valley” goes by many names.
- Swahili: “Bonde la Pigeon”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alan Paton Park and Howard College Park.
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