Oriental Plaza

Oriental Plaza
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LocationCnr Lillian Ngoyi Street and Dolly Rathebe Street, Fordsburg, Johannesburg
Coordinates26°12′15.6″S 28°01′28.6″E / 26.204333°S 28.024611°E / -26.204333; 28.024611
Opening date1975; 49 years ago (1975)
No. of stores and services300
No. of floors3
Websitewww.orientalplaza.co.za

The Oriental Plaza, known locally as the Plaza is a large shopping centre and tourist attraction in Fordsburg, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Consisting of multiple connected malls, it was created for Indian traders who were forcibly removed from nearby Fietas by the apartheid government.[1]

  1. ^ Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. p. 206. ISBN 1868590712.