Bo-Kaap, Neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa

Rajendran Nair

Interesting facts Bo-Kaap, Neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa

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00:00Welcome to Trending Places.

00:04Today we will take you through Bokap,

00:06neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa.

00:12His site Bokap is well known for its tiny,

00:14cobblestone alleys dotted with vibrant

00:16buildings and is a favorite midday attraction.

00:22Sites like the Bokap Museum and the Old Mosque,

00:24which were established in the 1790 and

00:26feature displays highlighting the

00:28accomplishments of Muslim immigration,

00:30also feature local Cape Malay culture.

00:36Simple eateries close by serve curries,

00:38roti, and other Cape Malay cuisine.

00:44Every day at noon, the noon gun cannon

00:46from Signal Hill is fired.

00:58There is a lot to experience, taste, and

01:00discover in one of Cape Town's most

01:02distinctive neighborhoods, the Bokap.

01:04There is a lot to experience, taste, and

01:06discover in one of Cape Town's most

01:08distinctive neighborhoods, the Bokap.

01:26The Bokap, originally known as the

01:28Malekwater and located at the base of

01:30Signal Hill, was first settled in the

01:321760 when a large number of hurwiz

01:34rental homes were constructed and

01:36leased to slaves.

01:40These workers, known as Cape Malays,

01:42came to the Cape from Malaysia,

01:44Indonesia, and other parts of Africa.

02:02Even today, the residences are a

02:04fusion of Cape Dutch and Georgian

02:06design, arranged in recognizable

02:08multicolored rows along steep

02:10cobblestone streets.

02:14The decision to paint the residences

02:16white during their lease is said to

02:18be the reason behind the color choice.

02:22The decision to paint the residences

02:24white during their lease is said to

02:26be the reason behind the color choice.

02:32When this restriction was finally

02:34removed and the slaves were permitted

02:36to purchase the properties, the

02:38owners of every home painted them all

02:40in vibrant hues as a symbol of

02:42their newfound freedom.

03:02Families have been residing in the

03:04Bokap for many centuries.

03:08The Bokap community now is an

03:10important component of cultural

03:12heritage.

03:16The Bokap Museum is currently

03:18housed in the oldest building in

03:20the Bokap, which is located on

03:22Wale Street.

03:26The Bokap Museum is currently

03:28housed in the oldest building in

03:30Wale Street.

03:32The finest spot to learn

03:34about the region's actual

03:36history and gain a look into a

03:38normal Malay family's daily life

03:40is here.

03:42The Bokap is also

03:44home to the Old Mosque, the

03:46first mosque for Muslims to be

03:48erected in South Africa.

04:00The Bokap is best reached

04:02on foot along Wale Street,

04:04which is five minutes away from

04:06the city center and the water

04:08canal and 20 minutes away from

04:10the waterfront.

04:12Visit the mosques,

04:14Islamic cremats, shrines,

04:16and food and artisan markets to

04:18learn about the delectable

04:20Cape Malay cooking tradition.

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