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's
east East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
and is located in Region E of the
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; it borders the suburbs of
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, Cyrildene, Linksfield,
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, Bellevue East and Dewetshof.


History

It is named for the Union Observatory established in early 1903 (today'
Johannesburg Observatory
, sited on Observatory Ridge, the city's highest point. The suburb is situated on part of an old
Witwatersrand The Witwatersrand () (locally the Rand or, less commonly, the Reef) is a , north-facing scarp in South Africa. It consists of a hard, erosion-resistant quartzite metamorphic rock, over which several north-flowing rivers form waterfalls, which ...
farm called ''Doornfontein''. It was established in 1903. It is a well-established suburb
Observatory Girls' Primary
was founded in 1918, an
Observatory Golf Course
(1912) is the oldest
golf club A golf club is a club used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf. Each club is composed of a shaft with a grip and a club head. Woods are mainly used for long-distance fairway or tee shots; irons, the most versatile class, are used for a variety ...
in Johannesburg still operating from its original ground. The suburb housed the
Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannesburg Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannesburg was one of the first Yeshivot established in South Africa. Since its founding in 1978, it has played an important - though understated - role in the South African religious community. It is based in Glenhazel, J ...
, until its relocation to Glenhazel.


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Observatory, Johannesburg Information
wheretostay.co.za
Suburb Map
maps.brabys.co.za Johannesburg Region F