Alexandra
Alexandra is a female given name of Greek origin.
Alexandra is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander. Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν and ἀνήρ. Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨, written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken.
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Worth seeing in and around Alexandra
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Satyagraha House
Satyagraha House, commonly known as Gandhi House, is a museum and guest house located in Johannesburg. The house belonged to Mahatma Gandhi: he lived and worked there between 1908 and 1909.
5.8 km · historical house in Johannesburg - previous residence of Mahatma Gandhi · Wikipedia - 02The Leonardo
The Leonardo is a 55-floor mixed-use property development in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. The fourth tallest building in Africa and the tallest in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, it stands at a height of 234 metres.
4.3 km · Skyscraper is Sandton, South Africa · Wikipedia - 03Michelangelo Towers
The Michelangelo Towers is a hotel building in Sandton, South Africa. It is a prominent structure in the Sandton skyline and is one of South Africa's elite hotels, having accommodated guests such as former United States President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton, Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.
4.5 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 04Nelson Mandela Square
Nelson Mandela Square is a shopping centre in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. It includes a large open area built to resemble a traditional European town square, and an office complex.
4.4 km · shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 05Statue of Nelson Mandela
The statue of Nelson Mandela is a large bronze sculpture of the former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, located in Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, Gauteng.
4.4 km · statue in Johannesburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 06Our Lady of the Cedars
Shrine of Our Lady of the Cedars or Our Lady of Lebanon, is an Eastern Catholic shrine in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Shrine is on the grounds of the Our Lady of the Cedars Church, located in Woodmead.
4.5 km · church and shrine in the Woodlands, Johannesburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 07CIDA City Campus
CIDA City Campus was an accredited university, founded in 2000, located in Lyndhurst, Johannesburg. It offers three year degrees in Bachelor of Business Administration.
2.2 km · accredited university school in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · Wikipedia - 08Sandton City
Sandton City is a large shopping centre situated in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa. It was built and owned by property development company Rapp and Maister, in partnership with brothers Hilliard and Eli Leibowitz, and was later taken over by Liberty Life.
4.5 km · shopping mall and cinema in Sandton, Johannesburg Metro, South Africa · Wikipedia - 09Great Synagogue (Johannesburg)
The Great Park Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 75 4th Street, in Houghton, Johannesburg, in the region of Gauteng, South Africa. The present building was consecrated in 2000, after the congregation vacated their long-time home, the Great Synagogue on Wolmarans Street, Hillbrow in 1994, after eighty years.
5.9 km · Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Johannesburg. South Africa · Wikipedia
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Getting to Alexandra
- Airports
- O.R. Tambo (JNB), 15 km · Lanseria (HLA), 25 km · Sir Seretse Khama (GBE), 279 km
- Stations
- Marlboro, 2.7 km · Sandton Gautrain station, 4.2 km
- Polokwane → Alexandra281 km · quickest by road, 4h 14m · R275–365
- Mbombela → Alexandra296 km · quickest by road, 4h 51m · R305–410
- Bloemfontein → Alexandra383 km · quickest by road, 5h 39m · R365–490
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Alexandra
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Alexandra. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in}} The airport is mainly for smaller charter, cargo and classic airline flights; it is in fact busier than Johannesburg International and sees more air traffic.
- Get aroundGenerally, it is a bad idea to make use of minibus taxis unless accompanied by locals.
- Get aroundTraffic can be aggressive, and minibus taxis in particular often defy the rules of the road.
- Get aroundPublic transport in Johannesburg is provided by city buses and informal minibus services.
- Get aroundForeigners are advised to use only normal sedan taxis (metered or fixed-price taxes that transport only you and your travel partners), as minibus taxis have a reputation for being rather unsafe.
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Next door to Alexandra
Alexandra is 10 km from Randburg, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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