CULTURETECHLENSBo-Kaap
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Combined Graph record U-01408 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0083. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
The Bo-Kaap is a small residential neighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa — one of the oldest urban residential areas in Cape Town, situated above the city centre — formerly known as the Malay Quarter, which became home to many Muslims and freed slaves after the abolition of slavery and is closely associated with the Muslim (Cape Malay) community of the Cape; it comprises the Malay Quarter, Stadzicht, Schotsche Kloof and Schoone Kloof areas (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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The Bo-Kaap is a small residential neighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa — one of the oldest urban residential areas in Cape Town, situated above the city centre — formerly known as the Malay Quarter, which became home to many Muslims and freed slaves after the abolition of slavery and is closely associated with the Muslim (Cape Malay) community of the Cape; it comprises the Malay Quarter, Stadzicht, Schotsche Kloof and Schoone Kloof areas (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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- https://www.iziko.org.za/museums/bo-kaap-museum/ (verification source · master store)
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The Bo-Kaap is a small residential neighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa — one of the oldest urban residential areas in Cape Town, situated above the city centre — formerly known as the Malay Quarter, which became home to many Muslims and freed slaves after the abolition of slavery and is closely associated with the Muslim (Cape Malay) community of the Cape; it comprises the Malay Quarter, Stadzicht, Schotsche Kloof and Schoone Kloof areas (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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