Macassar Village land occupation, Khayelitsha

#2 among attractions in Khayelitsha

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The squatter's movement Abahlali baseMjondolo occupied a piece of vacant state owned land in Macassar Village, near Somerset West outside of Cape Town on 18 May 2009. The occupation was later destroyed by the city's anti-land invasion unit. ()

Coordinates: 34°3'1"S, 18°45'20"E

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MacassarKhayelitsha South Africa

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Macassar Village land occupation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: De Zalze Golf Club, Somerset Mall, Strand, Cape Flats.

6.8 miNE
33°58'28"S • 18°49'50"E
De Zalze Golf Club, Stellenbosch
173 min walk • Golf
4.5 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Somerset Mall, Somerset West
115 min walk • Somerset Mall is a 69,000 m² shopping mall situated alongside the N2 freeway near the towns of Somerset West and Strand, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The mall comprises 200 stores and 3,955 parking spaces.
5.9 miSE
Town, Area
Strand, Somerset West
152 min walk • Strand is a seaside resort town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It forms part of the Helderberg region of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, situated on the north-eastern edge of False Bay and near the foot of the Helderberg Mountains.
6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Sand dune
Cape Flats, Cape Town
157 min walk • The Cape Flats is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary, Rietvlei Wetland Reserve
131 min walk • Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary is a 10 hectares reserve in Strand, South Africa. This isolated bird sanctuary is located near the estuary of the Lourens River.
1.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Macassar Dunes Conservation Area
37 min walk • Macassar Dunes Conservation Area is a 1,116-hectare coastal nature reserve in Macassar, within the City of Cape Town, South Africa.
7.1 miNE
33°58'39"S • 18°50'32"E
Stellenbosch Square, Stellenbosch
180 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
5 miE
Universities and schools
Helderberg College of Higher Education, Somerset West
128 min walk • Helderberg College of Higher Education is a private higher education institution situated in Somerset West, South Africa, about thirty minutes from Cape Town.