Sophiatown (Q1517405)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Sophiatown is 'n voorstad van Johannesburg, Suid-Afrika. Die aanvanklike naam was ook Sophiatown, maar die township is onder apartheid gesloop en 'n wit woonbuurt genaamd Triomf is in die plek van die voormalige swart buurt gestig. In 2006 is die dorp weer na Sophiatown hernoem.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Sophia Town est un quartier de Johannesbourg en Afrique du Sud appelé Triomf de 1955 à 2006.

Wikidata location: -26.1767, 27.9816 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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locality (Q3257686)	place=locality
town (Q3957)	place=town