Cullinan is a small town situated about 30 km to the east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Part of the Dinokeng region of South Africa.
The town was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan who discovered a rich diamond pipe here in 1902. The semidetached houses in town were built in 1904 as housing for mine employees.
In the second World War, the largest allied POW camp in Africa was established here and till today the graves of 264 Italian POW's are still preserved. Sir Herbert Baker designed St George's Anglican stone church.
