Phoenix Settlement

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Phoenix Settlement is a historic communal farm near Durban, South Africa, founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1904 as a base for his experiments in simple living and satyagraha.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communal farm
heritage site
historic settlement
affiliation Gandhian movement
category Communes in South Africa
Gandhi-related locations
Historic farms in South Africa
country South Africa
damagedDuring 1970s political unrest in South Africa
foundedBy Mahatma Gandhi
founder Mahatma Gandhi
hasUse communal living
educational activities
printing press site
hasVisitorCentre Phoenix Settlement museum
heritageDesignation national heritage site of South Africa
inception 1904
locatedIn KwaZulu-Natal
locatedNear Durban
movement satyagraha
namedAfter Phoenix
ownedBy Gandhi Smarak Nidhi (or related Gandhian trusts)
surface form: Gandhi Development Trust
partOf Gandhi heritage sites in South Africa
purpose experiments in satyagraha
experiments in simple living
restoredIn post-1994
significantEvent development of Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolent resistance
significantPerson Henry Polak
surface form: Henry S. L. Polak

Hermann Kallenbach
Kasturba Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi

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Indian Opinion (newspaper) associatedWith Phoenix Settlement
subject surface form: Indian Opinion
subject surface form: Indian Opinion
subject surface form: Indian Opinion
Manilal Gandhi placeOfDeath Phoenix Settlement
Albert West residence Phoenix Settlement
Kasturba Gandhi residence Phoenix Settlement
Manilal Gandhi residence Phoenix Settlement
Albert West workLocation Phoenix Settlement
Manilal Gandhi workLocation Phoenix Settlement