Bo Kaap / Malay Quarter (Cape Town) | region

South Africa / Western Cape / Cape Town
The Malay Quarter derives its name from the Cape Malays, an ethnic group local to the region that was classifed as "coloureds" under apartheid law. These descendents of Malays, Dutch settlers, and Khoi bushmen, number about 200,000 mostly in the Cape area. The community is split into Christian and Muslim coloureds and Bo Kaap is a Muslim neighbourhood. Today it is known as Bo-Kaap and famous for its brightly painted homes and many mosques.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo-Kaap
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Coordinates:   33°55'16"S   18°24'51"E
This article was last modified 18 years ago