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    NAMIBIA: Gobabis 

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    Published on 26th January 2008 04:07 PM

    Gobabis, Namibia, is a town situated 200 km (124 miles) down the B6 motorway from Windhoek to Botswana. The town is 110 km (68 miles) from the Buitepos Border post with Botswana, and serves as an important link to South Africa on ...

    NAMIBIA: Grootfontein 

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    Published on 31st January 2008 01:40 PM

    Grootfontein is a city in north eastern Namibia. It lies on the B8, a Namibian National Road that leads from Windhoek to the Caprivi Strip, in the Otavi triangle. In Afrikaans, its name means "Big Spring" - there is indeed ...

    NAMIBIA: Karibib 

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    Published on 31st January 2008 04:40 PM

    The town of Karibib is situated on the main road between Windhoek and Swakopmund and is best known for its gold mine. The earliest settlers in the Karibib district were missionary Johannes Rath and his family, who arrived in Otjimbingwe on 11 July 1849.
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    NAMIBIA: Katima Mulilo 

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    Published on 31st January 2008 01:55 PM

    Katima Mulilo (Name derived from SiLozi, meaning 'quenches the fire', in reference to nearby rapids) is a town that serves as the administrative center and capital of the Caprivi Strip Region of Namibia.

    Located ...

    NAMIBIA: Keetmanshoop 

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    Published on 31st January 2008 01:44 PM

    Keetmanshoop ("Keetman's hope" in Afrikaans) is a town in southern Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Upington in South Africa. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and founder of ...

    NAMIBIA: Lüderitz 

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    Published on 26th January 2008 02:21 PM

    Lüderitz is a harbour town in southern Namibia, lying on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. Its port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island.

    It was founded in 1883 when Heinrich Vogelsang purchased Angra Pequena ...

    NAMIBIA: Mariental 

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    Published on 29th February 2008 01:43 PM

    Mariental is a town in central Namibia, lying on the B1 road and the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Keetmanshoop. It is the administrative capital of the Hardap Region in an area which has long been a centre for the ...

    NAMIBIA: Omaruru 

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    Published on 31st January 2008 01:49 PM

    Omaruru is a town and constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia. Its official population is 6,792, although local estimates range between 6,000 and 12,000. The town is situated by the Erongo Mountains, ...

    NAMIBIA: Opuwo 

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    Published on 27th January 2008 09:31 AM

    Opuwo is the capital of the Kunene region in north-western Namibia. Population 12 000. Four schools with more than 2000 learners from grade 1 to 12. Big regional hospital. More than 20 churches. Many ...

    NAMIBIA: Oranjemund 

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    Published on 27th January 2008 05:36 PM

    Oranjemund (Afrikaans: "Orange mouth") is a town situated in the extreme southwest of Namibia, on the northern bank of the Orange River mouth. It exists purely to service the diamond industry and has a population of approximately ...

    NAMIBIA: Oshakati 

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    Published on 26th January 2008 02:24 PM

    In Oshiwambo, the language of the Owambo people who occupy the region, the town's name means "that which is in between." Oshakati is located along the B1, Namibia's main highway, which ...

    NAMIBIA: Otavi 

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    Published on 31st January 2008 02:18 PM

    Otavi is a small agricultural town in northern Namibia, and also the name of a constituency of Otjozondjupa Province. The population of the constituency is 11,620 (2001 census).

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