Waterkloof Ridge (Afrikaans: "''Waterkloofrif''") is a residential
suburb of the city of
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foot ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
. Originally called Highlands - where so called Coloureds, Blacks & some Indians lived & schooled - before they were displaced to 'separate development areas' as per the SA Afrikaner Apartheid system, Waterkloof is located to the south of
Waterkloof
Waterkloof (Afrikaans for "Water Ravine") is a upmarket suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, located to the east of the city centre. It is named after the original farm that stood there when Pretoria was founded ...
in a leafy area that contains some of the city's most expensive real estate, as is the case in much of the surrounding region.
See also
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AFB Waterkloof
Air Force Base Waterkloof is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is situated on the outskirts of Pretoria, and is the SAAF's busiest airbase. The base's name, ''Waterkloof'', is Afrikaans. It means ''Water Ravine'' in English. Despite ...
, an air force base located just west of Waterkloof Ridge in
Centurion, Gauteng.
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Hoërskool Waterkloof, large Afrikaans High School situated between Waterkloof Ridge and Erasmuskloof.
References
Suburbs of Pretoria
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