Forest Town, GautengPlace in Gauteng, South AfricaForest Town, as the name implies, is a leafy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies between the busy thoroughfares of Jan Smuts Avenue and Oxford Road, and is bordered to one side by the Johannesburg Zoo. HistoryThe suburb was first surveyed on land called Sachsenwald, now known as Saxonwold, in 1908. The name of the suburb is derived from the Sachsenwald plantation.Parktown NorthParktown North is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb has many old colonial-style houses, and manages to maintain a village atmosphere, despite being near to one of the busiest roads in the city, Jan Smuts Avenue.
BraamfonteinBraamfontein (English: blackberry spring, or more prosaicly blackberry springs; also known as Braam) is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations. Situated due north of the city centre, Braamfontein is the fourth-largest office node in the city of Johannesburg containing many multi-storied buildings representing various architectural styles including Art Deco and Brutalist.Westcliff, GautengWestcliff is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It has many old mansions, and views over the Northern Suburbs. It is the site of the Westcliff Hotel also known as the Four Seasons Hotel. With a total wealth of $235 billion, Johannesburg is Africa’s wealthiest city, and most of the wealth in Johannesburg is concentrated in just four suburbs: Sandhurst, Houghton, Hyde Park and Westcliff.
Parkhurst, GautengParkhurst is a small, dense northern suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, of about 2000 households and 4000 residents. Forming part of the northern suburbs, Parkhurst is roughly bounded by Parktown North to the east, the Braamfontein Spruit to the west, Craighall to the north, and Greenside to the south.Parkview, GautengParkview is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It borders the suburb of Greenside and overlooks Zoo Lake, a park which lies on the opposite side of Jan Smuts Avenue from the Johannesburg Zoo. All of its streets are named after Irish counties. Parkview is one of the oldest suburbs in Johannesburg, and much of its historic architecture remains intact. The Alliance Française in Johannesburg is situated in Parkview.Berea, GautengBerea is an inner city neighbourhood of Johannesburg, in the South African province of Gauteng. It is east and adjacent to the Johannesburg CBD. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is located in between Yeoville and Hillbrow to the east and west respectively. It was designated as a "white" area during apartheid, under the Group Areas Act. For much of the twentieth century it was a middle-class Jewish area.
South AfricaSouth Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. The country consists of nine provinces, and is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. South Africa also encloses Lesotho.
JohannesburgLargest city in South AfricaCity in Gauteng, South AfricaJohannesburg ( , US also , Afrikaans:; Xhosa: eGoli; Zulu: iGoli), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "the City of Gold", is the capital city of the province of Gauteng and the largest city in South Africa.Parkwood, JohannesburgParkwood is a suburb of Randburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
HillbrowHillbrow ( ) is an Inner City residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime. Under the Group Areas Act during apartheid, Hillbrow was initially designated a "whites-only" area.
MilparkMilpark is an area in Johannesburg, South Africa. It consists of the suburbs of Braamfontein Werf and along with small parts of neighbouring suburbs like Parktown. Close to both the University of Johannesburg, and University of the Witwatersrand, it is undergoing urban renewal.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.