Overport is a hilly residential area in
Durban
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South Africa
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. The name Overport is commonly used to refer to the suburbs of Overport,
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, part of
Sparks
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and parts of
Essenwood; with the part of Sydenham west of Brickfield Road, and north of Sparks Road, usually called
Asherville rather than Overport.
The name ''Overport'' was coined by
William Hartley, the eighth
Mayor of Durban
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1854-1910
* , 1854–1856 (Includes portraits of mayors)
* Edward Snell, 1856, 1867–69
* Savery Pinsen ...
for an estate he developed in what had up to then been called ''West Hill''. The estate was bordered by today's Julia, Springfield, Essenwood (now Stephen Dlamini),
[http://www.durban.gov.za/City_Government/street_renaming/Pages/Old_New_Street_Names_EThekwini_Municipal_Area.aspx] and Brickfield (now Felix Dlamini) Road
although the modern term ''Overport'' is commonly used to describe a larger and slightly different area.
Overport borders the suburbs regarded as forming
Berea, Durban, Berea.
Overport, particularly west of Ridge Road is largely an
Indian
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area and has numerous mosques and temples. It has numerous Halaal eating establishments, many along Sparks (now Moses Kotane) Road. The large
The Atrium Berea shopping centre which was previously known as Overport City and
Netcare Parklands Hospital are in Overport.
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Suburbs of Durban
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