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Durban (/ ˈ d ɜːr b ə n / DUR-bən; Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon") [a] is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
Durban City Hall is a historic city hall located at Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. History. The building was designed by architect Stanley G. Hudson and ...
1870 - Durban Fire Department founded. [6] 1880 - Magazine Barracks built. 1882 - Durban High School for Girls was founded. 1885 - Town Hall built. [6] 1887 - Durban Girls' College was founded. 1888 - Lord's cricket ground established. 1889 - Natal cricket team formed. 1896 - Population: 31,877. [7] 1899 - Maris Stella School was founded.
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseThekwini) is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. As of 2011, the majority of its 3,442,361 inhabitants spoke isiZulu.
Durban North is an area to the north of Durban in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Durban North lies between the N2 freeway and the eastern seashore, with the Umgeni River forming its southern boundary. It has residential suburbs that are some of Durban's most affluent [1] and is flanked by La Lucia in the ...
The Bluff promonotory is a remnant of an extensive coastal dune system that formed along the shoreline of KwaZulu-Natal between two and five million years ago. [2] It is situated just south of the Durban CBD and plays a key role in shielding the Port of Durban from the Indian Ocean, forming the port’s southern quayside.
The Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum is a mosque, mausoleum, and provincial heritage site [1] in Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. In 1980 it was described in the Government Gazette as This mosque was erected by the celebrated Soofie Saheb, who immigrated to South Africa in 1895.
The N3 is a national route in South Africa that connects Johannesburg and Durban, [1] respectively South Africa's largest and third-largest cities. Johannesburg is the financial and commercial heartland of South Africa, while Durban is South Africa's key port and one of the busiest ports in the Southern Hemisphere and is also a holiday destination.