Blikkiesdorp (Q4926478)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Symphony Way Temporary Relocation Area in Delft, Cape Town, better known by its nickname Blikkiesdorp, is a relocation camp made-up of corrugated iron shacks. Blikkiesdorp, which is Afrikaans for "Tin Can Village", was given its name by residents because of the row-upon-row of tin-like one room structures throughout the settlement.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Blikkiesdorp (afrikaans für „Blechdosendorf“; offiziell Symphony Way Temporary Relocation Area) ist eine informelle Siedlung ca. 25 km entfernt von der Innenstadt Kapstadts in Südafrika. Der Name Blikkiesdorp beschreibt das Aussehen der Siedlung mit den geordneten, aneinandergereihten Ein-Zimmer-Wellblechhütten, die sich über das gepachtete Flughafen-Gelände erstreckt.

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