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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Walter Sisulu Square and Soweto Cricket Oval.
Walter Sisulu Square
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Walter Sisulu Square, formally known as the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, is located in the heart of Kliptown in Soweto, South Africa. This location was the site where, on 26 June 1955, the Congress of the People, met to draw up the Freedom Charter, an alternative vision to the repressive policies of the apartheid state. Walter Sisulu Square is situated 3½ km northeast of Avalon Cemetery.
Soweto Cricket Oval
Stadium
Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of cricket, although it has also been used occasionally for football and local events. Soweto Cricket Oval is situated 3½ km north of Avalon Cemetery.
Lenasia Stadium
Stadium
The Lenasia Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Lenasia, Johannesburg South, South Africa. The ground was used regularly by Transvaal from 1973 until 1991. Lenasia Stadium is situated 4 km southwest of Avalon Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenasia and Protea Glen.
Lenasia
Town
Photo: WaseemLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Lenasia is situated 4½ km southwest of Avalon Cemetery.
Protea Glen
Suburb
Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents. Protea Glen is situated 5 km northwest of Avalon Cemetery.
Zola
Suburb
Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is situated 6 km northwest of Avalon Cemetery.
Avalon Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in South Africa
- Category: burial
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.296° or 26° 17′ 46″ southLongitude
27.86164° or 27° 51′ 42″ eastOpen location code
5G59PV36+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 83072851OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q4827565
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swati—“Avalon Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cementiri d’Avalon”
- Chinese: “阿瓦隆公墓”
- Esperanto: “tombejo Avalon”
- German: “Avalon Cemetery”
- Hausa: “Makabartar Avalon”
- Spanish: “Cementerio Avalon”
- Swati: “Emathuna ase Avalon”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Avalon Cemetery”. Photo: Steamhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.