Roshnee | |
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Coordinates: 26°34′S 27°56′E / 26.567°S 27.933°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1936 |
Roshnee is an Indian suburb that is located in Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa. Roshnee is a town with 60% Muslim, 30% Hindu and 10% Christian population. The town later expanded when Dadaville was established. It was expanded further after extension 1 was established.
The township was established under the Group Areas Act by the Vereeniging Town Council and the apartheid government as a segregated housing development for Indians living in the Vaal Triangle in the late 1960s. [1] The adjoining Indian township of Dadaville was created to alleviate housing shortages in Roshnee. [2]
In the 2010s, some Muslim residents of Roshnee died fighting for ISIS, [3] amidst concerns that fighters and money from Roshnee were finding their way to ISIS [4] however community groups later rejected the precepts of ISIS. [5]
The Vereenging Airport FAVV is located east of the town. [6]
Roshnee | |
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Coordinates: 26°34′S 27°56′E / 26.567°S 27.933°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1936 |
Roshnee is an Indian suburb that is located in Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa. Roshnee is a town with 60% Muslim, 30% Hindu and 10% Christian population. The town later expanded when Dadaville was established. It was expanded further after extension 1 was established.
The township was established under the Group Areas Act by the Vereeniging Town Council and the apartheid government as a segregated housing development for Indians living in the Vaal Triangle in the late 1960s. [1] The adjoining Indian township of Dadaville was created to alleviate housing shortages in Roshnee. [2]
In the 2010s, some Muslim residents of Roshnee died fighting for ISIS, [3] amidst concerns that fighters and money from Roshnee were finding their way to ISIS [4] however community groups later rejected the precepts of ISIS. [5]
The Vereenging Airport FAVV is located east of the town. [6]