Avalon Cemetery
Avalon Cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in South Africa. It was opened in 1972, during the height of apartheid, as a graveyard exclusively for black people.Notable Places in the Area
Walter Sisulu Square
Tourist attraction
Walter Sisulu Square, formally known as the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, is located in the… Walter Sisulu Square is situated 3½ km northeast of Avalon Cemetery. Photo: ExtrovertS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soweto Cricket Oval
Stadium
Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng. Soweto Cricket Oval is situated 3½ km north of Avalon Cemetery.
Localities in the Area
Lenasia
Town
Lenasia, often called Lenz, is a township south of Soweto in Gauteng Province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. Lenasia is situated 4½ km southwest of Avalon Cemetery. Photo: WaseemLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Soweto
Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.Avalon Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in South Africa
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
Latitude -26.296° or 26° 17' 45.6" south | Longitude 27.8616° or 27° 51' 41.9" east |
OpenStreetMap ID way 83072851 |
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Cementiri d'Avalon
- German: Avalon Cemetery
- Spanish: Cementerio Avalon
- Swati: Emathuna ase Avalon
Other Places Named Avalon Cemetery
- Avalon CemeteryCemetery, Utah, United States
- Avalon CemeteryCemetery, Missouri, United States
In the Area
Localities
- Chiawelo
- Lenasia Ext 13
- SenaoaneSuburb
- Protea
- Protea SouthSuburb
- Lenasia Ext 53 km southwest
Landmarks
Other Places
- Holiday Inn Soweto Freedom SqaureHotel, 2 km north
- The Soweto Hotel On Freedom SquareHotel, 3½ km northeast
- WaterworksRailway halt, 4½ km west
- RietfonteinFarm, 5 km south
- InhlazaneRailway halt, 5 km north
- TokFarm, 7 km southeast
Explore Your World
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- Papan Chinese CemeteryCemetery, Perak, Malaysia
- Waikumete CemeteryCemetery, Auckland Region, New Zealand
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