Suicide Valley
Suicide Valley is a quarry in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Suicide Valley is situated nearby to Lenasia Cemetery, as well as near the mosque Lenasia Janaza Facility.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avalon Cemetery and Lenasia Stadium.
Avalon Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Steamhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Avalon Cemetery is situated 1½ km east of Suicide Valley.
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 2½ km southwest of Suicide Valley.
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 3 km southwest of Suicide Valley.
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 4½ km northwest of Suicide Valley.
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 7 km north of Suicide Valley.
Suicide Valley
- Type: Quarry
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.30025° or 26° 18′ 1″ southLongitude
27.84744° or 27° 50′ 51″ eastOpen location code
5G59MRXW+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 835204366OpenStreetMap feature
historic=quarry
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