Durban (Q5468)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Durban ( DUR-bən; Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South Africa, on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, Durban is South Africa's busiest port and was formerly named Port Natal. North of the harbour and city centre lies the mouth of the Umgeni River; the flat city centre rises to the hills of the Berea on the west; and to the south, running along the coast, is the Bluff. Durban is the seat of the larger eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which spans an area of 2,556 km2 (987 sq mi) and had a population of 4.2 million in 2022, making the metropolitan population one of Africa's largest on the Indian Ocean. Within the city limits, Durban's population was 595,061 in 2011. The city has a humid subtropical climate, with hot, wet summers and mild, dry winters.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Durban (Zoeloe: eThekwini; voor 1835 Port Natal) is een Zuid-Afrikaanse stad in de gemeente eThekwini, provincie KwaZoeloe-Natal. De gemeentenaam is tevens de Zoeloenaam voor Durban. De stad zelf telt bijna 600.000 inwoners, terwijl er ruim drie miljoen mensen in de grootstedelijke gemeente eThekwini wonen, waaronder een grote Indiase gemeenschap.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Durban (Engels: [ˈdœːbən]; Zoeloe: eThekwini, [ˈɛːʔtʰɛˌkwinĭ], afgelei van itheku, letterlik: "baai/lagoon"; vroeër Port Natal) is 'n hawestad in KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika, langs die Indiese Oseaan met tussen 3,4 en 3,8 miljoen inwoners uit 'n diverse groep kulture. Dit is 'n gewilde vakansiebestemming weens sy goeie weer en die warm Agulhasstroom. Suid-Afrika se besigste hawe, Durban-hawe, is by Durban wat een van die wêreld se diepste natuurlike hawens is. Durban beskik ook oor Suid-Afrika se derde besigste lughawe, die Koning Shaka Internasionale Lughawe, ná die O.R. Tambo Internasionale Lughawe in Johannesburg en die Kaapstad Internasionale Lughawe.

Summary from Български език / Bulgarian Wikipedia (bgwiki)

Дъ̀рбан (на зулуски: eThekwini; на английски: Durban), среща се и като Дурбан (от руски ез.), е град в Република Южна Африка. Основан е през 1835 г.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Durban (en zoulou : eThekwini ; anciennement Rio de Natal, Bay of Natal, Port-Natal jusqu'en 1835 puis D'Urban) est une ville d'Afrique du Sud située dans la province du KwaZulu-Natal au bord de l'océan Indien. Elle est l'ancienne capitale de la colonie et de la province du Natal.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Durban [ˈdœːbən] (zulu eThekwini [ˈɛːʔtʰɛˌkwinĭ], früher Port Natal) ist eine Großstadt am Indischen Ozean an der Ostküste Südafrikas. Mit umliegenden Orten bildet sie die Metropolgemeinde eThekwini. Mit über 3,9 Millionen Einwohnern nach der Volkszählung von 2011 ist eThekwini die größte Stadt der Provinz KwaZulu-Natal und nach Johannesburg und Kapstadt die drittgrößte Stadt Südafrikas; Durban selbst hatte 595.061 Einwohner.

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way: Hilton Durban (OSM), 0.79 km from Wikidata [show tags]
fax: +27 31 336 8200
name: Hilton Durban
brand: Hilton
email: durban_reservations@hilton.com
phone: +27 31 336 8100
rooms: 328
stars: 5
tourism: hotel
website: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/durhitw-hilton-durban/
building: hotel
operator: Hilton
wikidata: Q90404749
addr:city: Durban
wheelchair: yes
addr:street: Walnut Road
addr:postcode: 4001
brand:wikidata: Q598884
building:levels: 16
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addr:housenumber: 12-14
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