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.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Walter Sisulu Square and Soweto Cricket Oval.
Walter Sisulu Square
Square
Walter Sisulu Square, formally known as the Walter… 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. 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. Lenasia Stadium is situated 4 km southwest of Avalon Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenasia and Protea Glen.
Protea Glen
Suburb
Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg… 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. Zola is situated 6 km northwest of Avalon Cemetery.
Avalon Cemetery
- Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in South Africa
- Category: burial
- Location
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Latitude
-26.296° or 26° 17′ 46″ south
Longitude
27.86164° or 27° 51′ 42″ east
Open location code
5G59PV36+HM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
Wikidata ID
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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”
- Southern Sotho: “Serapa sa mabitleng sa Avalon”
- Spanish: “Cementerio Avalon”
- Swati: “Emathuna ase Avalon”
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