Old Shul

Old Shul is a synagogue in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Old Shul is situated nearby to the synagogue Gardens Shul, as well as near South African Jewish Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South African Jewish Museum and Iziko South African Museum.

South African Jewish Museum

Museum

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The South African Jewish Museum is a museum of South African Jewish life, history and identity. The museum is situated in the downtown neighbourhood of Gardens in Cape Town.

The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. Iziko South African Museum is situated 170 metres northwest of Old Shul.

Gardens Shul

Synagogue

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The Gardens Shul, formally the Cape Town Hebrew Congregation, also called the Great Synagogue, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Company's Garden, in the Gardens neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gardens and Tamboerskloof.

Gardens

Suburb

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Gardens is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located just to the south of the CBD, in the higher elevations of the City Bowl area, and directly beneath Table Mountain and Lion's Head.

Tamboerskloof

Suburb

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Tamboerskloof is a neighbourhood and suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It lies on the slopes of Lion's Head and Signal Hill, adjacent to the neighbourhoods of Gardens and Bo-Kaap.

Bo-Kaap

Neighborhood

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.

Old Shul

Type: Synagogue
Categories: building and religion
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.92963° or 33° 55′ 47″ south

Longitude

18.41663° or 18° 24′ 60″ east

Open location code

4FRW3CC8+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 448258759

OpenStreetMap feature

building=synagogue

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