Bo-Kaap museum
Bo-Kaap museum is a museum in City of Cape Town, Western Cape which is located on Wale Street. Bo-Kaap museum is situated nearby to Nurul Islam Mosque, as well as near the hotel Hyatt Regency Cape Town.Photo: KNewman1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Cape Town
- Also known as: “Bo-Kaap Museum”
- Address: 71 Wale Street, Cape Town
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bo-Kaap and Nurul Islam Mosque.
Bo-Kaap
Manor estate
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.
Nurul Islam Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Liridon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nurul Islam Mosque is a Sunni Islam mosque in the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town, South Africa. When it was founded in 1834, the structure could hold 150 worshipers. Renovated in 2001, it can now hold 700 worshipers.
Auwal Mosque
Mosque
Photo: LiebeB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Auwal Mosque, alternatively spelled Awwal, Owal or Owwal, is a mosque in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa. It was completed in 1794 and was the first mosque established in South Africa. Auwal Mosque is situated 100 metres south of Bo-Kaap museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schotsche Kloof and Cape Town.
Schotsche Kloof
Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.
V&A Waterfront
Suburb
Photo: Damien du Toit, CC BY 2.0.
The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major shopping mall, a marina, and multiple large hotels.
Bo-Kaap museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.92142° or 33° 55′ 17″ southLongitude
18.41488° or 18° 24′ 54″ eastInception
1763Open location code
4FRW3CH7+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 428530536OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q55904371
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In Other Languages
“Bo-Kaap museum” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Bo-kaap Müzesi”
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