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Mvezo
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- Name
- Mvezo
- Continent
- AFRICA
- Alt Name:
- Nelson Mandela’s Birthplace
- Country:
- South Africa
- Period:
- South African Apartheid
- Sub-Region:
- -
- Date:
- 1900AD - 1999AD
- City/Town:
- Umtata
- Figure:
- Nelson Mandela
- Resorts:
- Umtata,
Maclear,
Engcobo,
- Related:
- The Nelson Mandela Museum, Qunu,
Robben Island,
about Mvezo
Mvezo in South Africa’s Eastern Cape was the birthplace of Nelson Mandela and is now an open air museum which forms part of the Nelson Mandela Museum.
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contact details
Address: Mvezo, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Phone: +27 (0) 47 532 5110
E-Mail: info@mandelamuseum.org.za
useful information
Directions:
Mvezo is located around 60km south of the town of Mthatha (Umtata) in the Eastern Cape, which is 220km northeast of East London. The town is between Port Elizabeth (520km southwest) and Durban (400km northeast) and is accessed via route N2. The easiest way to get there is probably by tour/car.
Ticket Information:
The open air museum is open weekdays, 9am-4pm. On Saturdays and most public holidays, 9am-12:30pm.
Links:
http://www.nelsonmandelamuseum.org.za
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