Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
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Alternative Title
Malay Quarter
Date
1600-1799Description
A primarily Muslim area of Cape Town located above the central business district of Cape Town. Known for its cobblestone streets and terraced houses with narrow frontages. Declared a slum in 1934 under the Slums Act and declared a residential area for "Muslim Malays" in 1952 under the Group Areas Act. Part of the Malay Quarter has been declared a National Monument.
Source: Davids, Achmat. The mosques of Bo-Kaap : a social history of Islam at the Cape. South African Institute of Arabic and Islamic Research, 1980. general view, view from edge of Bo-Kaap area towards Signal Hill, showing renovated houses on left, 1986
Type of Work
Quarter (district)Subject
Neighborhoods, Land use, Urban, Districts, Architecture--South Africa, Bo-Kaap (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban renewal, Hills, Streetscapes
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