Street atlas

Afghanistan Avenue, Johannesburg

Afghanistan Avenue is a mapped street in Johannesburg. The represented road geometry totals about 2,386 m.

Mapped length: 2.39 km
Connected street names in this directory: 3

Street map

Afghanistan Avenue

Street facts

Mapped geometry length: 2.39 kmLength of the represented lines, not a surveyed street length.
Municipal area in OSM: City of JohannesburgThe complete displayed geometry lies inside the mapped municipal boundary. Not official municipal verification.
Coverage area: Johannesburgpilot area
Province: GautengSource-backed territorial context
OSM locality polygon overlaps: Not verifiedLength of the mapped section inside each OSM locality polygon. Overlaps under 20 m or under 5% of the mapped length only touch the edge. Not an official boundary.
Representative point: -26.032564, 27.916366Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality: Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label: Cosmo City · 1,860 mThis is the nearest mapped OSM place label and does not determine suburb or administrative membership. Measured from the representative point inside the City of Johannesburg OSM area.
Section scope: Mapped section shownThe street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed.
Street-delivery postal code: Not verifiedStreet delivery and PO Box codes require separate evidence. Evidence details

View technical evidence

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Segment 02231970-15ad-5959-b33c-34d94d45f38f · OSM way 159019694
highway
residential
name
Afghanistan Avenue
Segment e1f9e1c5-ee2b-5531-a7eb-7c88d27f927e · OSM way 605860145
highway
residential
name
Afghanistan Avenue
Segment 8054555e-55d0-5552-b992-6aab08e5a588 · OSM way 605860147
highway
residential
name
Afghanistan Avenue
Segment 92acf371-e695-5e77-86fe-ae8bca7219a2 · OSM way 712431776
highway
residential
name
Afghanistan Avenue
Segment dfd95e8a-23c8-5424-956d-2ed9f52c6352 · OSM way 712431777
highway
residential
name
Afghanistan Avenue
Segment 93cf98a0-10d2-5c9b-a0d7-5e07818ae87f · OSM way 713443536
highway
residential
name
Afghanistan Avenue

Connections

3 street names in this directory

Mapped topology

Connected sections in this directory share source nodes at compatible levels. Junctions with streets outside this directory are not listed. Names appear once here; nearby sections are listed separately below.

Documented connections

No documented connections have been added from official sources.

Nearby streets

Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.

The road profile

Mapped road classification: Residential100% of represented geometry
This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.
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highway
highway=residential · 6 segments · 2,386 m · ways 159019694, 605860145, 605860147, 712431776, 712431777, 713443536
Recorded on 6 of 6 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 2,386 m of 2,386 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Road surface: Asphalt on 98% of the mapped length; 2% not recorded98% of represented geometry
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surface
surface=asphalt · 4 segments · 2,334 m · ways 159019694, 605860145, 605860147, 713443536
Recorded on 4 of 6 mapped segments; 2 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 2,334 m of 2,386 m (97.8%). Unknown: 53 m (2.2%).
Recorded on 4 of 6 mapped segments.
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Mapped speed limit: 60 km/h on 38% of the mapped length; 62% not recorded38% of represented geometry
Mapped value — not live traffic guidance
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maxspeed
maxspeed=60 · 1 segment · 918 m · ways 159019694
Recorded on 1 of 6 mapped segments; 5 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 918 m of 2,386 m (38.5%). Unknown: 1,469 m (61.5%).
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Pavements: Unknown
No sidewalk tag recorded
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sidewalk
No value in the source.
Recorded on 0 of 6 mapped segments; 6 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 2,386 m (0.0%). Unknown: 2,386 m (100.0%).
Values apply to their individual tagged segments and sides. Left and right follow the direction of each individual source way; they are not a single orientation for the whole street. An explicit no means no pavement on the tagged segment or side; a missing tag is unknown, and separate means a pavement mapped independently.
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Questions about this street

Where is Afghanistan Avenue?

The mapped section is in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

What is the postcode of Afghanistan Avenue?

A street-wide delivery postcode has not been independently verified in the current dataset.

What roads connect with Afghanistan Avenue?

Mapped topology: Dresden Crescent, Israel Street, South Africa Drive.

Where are nearby distances measured from?

Page lists measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped geometry: 500 m for places and 1 km for passenger transport. The interactive map measures from one selected point, so its counts differ. Neither is a walking distance.