![]() Rapid residential growth began in the late 1970s and early 1980s as apartheid policies which tried to prevent economic migrants from the former Ciskei and Transkei homelands in the Eastern Cape, who settled in nearby Nyanga, Langa, Gugulethu, Crossroads, Browns Farm and Samora Machel. Until the 1970s the area was mainly used for grazing with a few farms located in the area. The Philippi Germans arrived in Cape Town in three groups between 18, and became known for their ability to grow vegetables in the sandy soils of the Cape Flats. ![]() The first community of local residents was recorded in 1833 during which time it was known as "Die Duine" (The Dunes). The nomadic Khoi pastoralists once used the land for grazing their animals and hunting for food. ![]() The horticultural area is sparsely populated compared to the surrounding city and contains many farms. The neighbourhoods of Gugulethu and Nyanga are located to its north. It comprises the Philippi Horticultural Area to the west, and the neighbourhoods of Brown's Farm, Philippi East and Samora Machel located within its eastern half. Philippi is a large urban and semi-urban area in Cape Town's Cape Flats region, in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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