Things to see in Durban
Durban is a city in South Africa, with an urban population of about 2.7 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 9 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Juma Mosque Place of worship
The Juma Mosque of Durban, also known as the Grey Street Mosque, is a Sunni Islam jama masjid (congregational mosque) located in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa.
2uShaka Marine World Park
uShaka Marine World is a 16-hectare (40-acre) theme park that opened on 30 April 2004 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It has a total capacity of 4.6 million gallons containing 10,000 animal species.
3Durban Botanic Gardens Park
The Durban Botanic Gardens is situated in the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is Durban's oldest public institution and Africa's oldest surviving botanical gardens.
4North Beach Nature
North Beach is one of the beaches of Durban, South Africa. It is situated north of the harbour and bluff, in between Bay of Plenty and Dairy Beach on Durban's Golden Mile.
5KZNSA Art
KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts (KZNSA) is a nonprofit art gallery and art center in Durban, South Africa.
6South Beach, Durban Nature
South Beach is a residential area in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
7Emmanuel Cathedral Place of worship
The Emmanuel Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Durban, is the name given to the Catholic Church which is located at 48 Cathedral Road in the heart of the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
8Old Fort History
The Old Fort is a fort built in Durban, South Africa by Captain Thomas Charlton Smith's troops in 1842 as part of a visibility campaign by the British Empire to prevent Boers from establishing a republic in Natal.
9Clairwood Shree Siva Soobramoniar Temple Place of worship
Clairwood Shri Shiva Subrahmanyar Temple, also known as C.S.S.S.T, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Muruga, located in Clairwood in Durban, South Africa.
10Pigeon Valley Nature
Pigeon Valley is a Natural Heritage Park and formally declared municipal nature reserve in Durban, South Africa (29.8646° S, 30.9869° E).
11Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum Place of worship
The Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum is a mosque, mausoleum, and provincial heritage site in Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
12Burman Bush Nature
Burman Bush is a nature reserve in Morningside, Durban, situated some 8 km north of the CBD. At about 50 hectares it constitutes a small circular enclave of coastal forest which forms part of the Durban Municipal Open Space System (D'MOSS).
13The Cenotaph History
The Cenotaph in Farewell Square, Durban, South Africa, was erected as a war memorial to soldiers who died in World War I.
14Mitchell Park Zoo Park
Mitchell Park Zoo is also known as Mitchell Park or Mitchell's Park. Situated in the Morningside suburb of Durban, South Africa, it is the only zoo in Durban.
15Salisbury Island, Durban Nature
Salisbury Island is a naval base located inside the Port of Durban on the east coast of South Africa. It is a former island until the Second World War, when construction of Naval Base Durban connected it to the mainland by a causeway.
16Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve Nature
Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve is a 253 hectare protected area in the suburb of Yellowwood Park, Durban, South Africa. The park was proclaimed in 1963, after land was donated by Mr Kenneth Stainbank for its purpose.
17Palmiet Nature Reserve Nature
Palmiet Nature Reserve is located in Westville, a town located ten kilometres from Durban, South Africa. The reserve is made up of a wide variety of natural habitats ranging from forests to grassland.
18Beachwood Mangrove Nature Reserve Nature
Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve is located at the mouth of the Umgeni River in Durban North, a suburb of Durban, South Africa. The nature reserve, proclaimed in 1977, protects 76 hectares of a natural estuarine system, and was declared a national monument in 1980.
19Durban South Africa Temple Place of worship
The Durban South Africa Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Durban, South Africa. The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on 1 October 2011.
20Bluff Nature Reserve Nature
Bluff Nature Reserve is a 45 hectares (110 acres) protected pan and forest in the suburb of The Bluff, Durban, South Africa. The park was proclaimed in 1974, making it Durban's oldest nature reserve, and is managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife.
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