Dome

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, example of expropriated structure being rebuilt, 1986