Degambir Complex

The Degambir Complex is a group of buildings located at 9 Van Horne Avenue in the Arabian Quarter in Koningstad. The Complex formerly housed the textile factory and shop of the Degambir Company, and now functions as a museum documenting the history of the company and its founder, Abdulaziz Degambir.

The Degambir Complex first came into use when the Degambir Company was founded in 1915; however, most of the buildings on the site were not built until the late 1940's. When the Company was sold/merged in the late 1970's, most of the activity at the Complex ceased, with only some small-scale textile production occurring afterward. In 1992, however, the Degambir family returned to the Complex and revived it as a museum. In 2005, a statue of Abdulaziz Degambir was built in the centre of the complex.