The Swakop River (Khoekhoe: Tsoaxaub) is a major river in western central Namibia. Its source is in the Khomas Highland. From there it flows westwards...
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Swakopmund ("Mouth of the Swakop") is a city on the coast of western Namibia, 352 km (219 mi) west of the Namibian capital Windhoek via the B2 main road...
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Immediately south of Angola, it stretches from the Kunene River to the Swakop River, although the name is sometimes used to describe the entire Namib...
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Husab Mine (section Swakop Uranium)
larger Rössing uranium mine and 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Walvis Bay. Swakop Uranium believes the Husab Mine has the potential to become the second largest...
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sea, that extends roughly 600 kilometres (370 mi) north-to-south from the Swakop River to the B4 road to Lüderitz. A surprising collection of creatures survives...
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gradually gives way to a rocky desert that extends from Sossusvlei to the Swakop river. This area is traversed by the Tropic of Capricorn and is mostly flat...
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Africa, Lesotho Vaal - South Africa Fish - Namibia Shangani River - Zimbabwe Swakop River - Namibia Tugela - South Africa Umfolozi River - South Africa Black...
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Dry rivers of Africa (section Swakop River (Namibia))
ground during the rare occurrences of heavy rain in its catchment area. The Swakop River is another significant ephemeral river in Namibia. It is approximately...
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Mountain). There were also two other groups that moved down the Tsoaxub (Swakop River) and ǃKhuiseb (Kuiseb River) respectively, namely the Tsoaxudaman...
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German South West Africa. In March he advanced from Swakopmund along the Swakop valley with its railway line and captured Otjimbingwe, Karibib, Friedrichsfelde...
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Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Weidlich, Brigitte (19 July 2019). "Swakop vellies – handmade shoes from the Namibian coast". namibian.org. Gondwana...
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River Black Nossob River Klein Nossob River White Nossob River Orawab River Swakop River Gami Kaub River Kaan River Khan River Etiro River Slang River Omusema...
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best school in the Erongo Region. Situated on the banks of the ephemeral Swakop River, Da-Palm is a government boarding school that was established in 1982...
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only reaches the sea while it is in flood. In 1907, the area between the Swakop River and the Kuiseb was designated by the German colonial administration...
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(originally the Sartorius von Bach Dam) is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Swakop River near Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. Built in 1968...
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using recycled plastic materials, such as bottles, combined with cement. Swakop’s DRC to provide for youth Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine 13...
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(1979), and Trinity Goes East (1998). "Maestro Alessandroni passes away at Swakop". namibian.com.na. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved...
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Okahandja as early as 1792, when Pieter Brand and Van Reenen sailed up the Swakop River near Okahandja. Brand was likely the first white men to come there...
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Heritage Sites. Gallery forests also exist along the valleys of Omaruru, Swakop and Kuiseb in the Central Namibia. Here the riverbeds are filled with a...
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salt and uranium from the mine is endangering the farming industry in the Swakop River area. Rössing is working with the Namibian farmers on this issue....
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(German: Groß Barmen) is a historic settlement and a recreational spa on the Swakop River in central Namibia, north of Windhoek. It is situated on the District...
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Ramsar Site, and the belt of dune and gravel plains that lie between the Swakop and Kuiseb rivers west of the Namib-Naukluft Park are included, Swakopmund...
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Attractions include spectacular sand dunes near Langstrand south of the Swakop River. The city is known for extreme sports. Nearby is a farm that offers...
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crossing the Erongo region of central Namibia. It is the main tributary of the Swakop River and only occasionally carries surface water during the rainy season...
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five existing former German Colonial railway lines in SWA. Union Border to Swakop River (at Swakopmund), 771 miles 73 chains (1,242.3 kilometres). Seeheim...
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Erongo Mountains, Usakos, and Ameib Immanuel ǂNu-axa Tsoaxudaman along the Swakop River Betuel Haraseb ǀGaiodaman along the Omuramba Omatako between Outjo...
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start of the 19th century. They first occupied the area at the mouth of the Swakop River, today the city of Swakopmund, and moved south beyond Walvis Bay to...
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West Africa. In March Botha began an advance from Swakopmund along the Swakop valley with its railway line and captured Otjimbingwe, Karibib, Friedrichsfelde...
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Otjimbingwe is situated south of Karibib on the junction of Omusema and Swakop River. It had approximately 8,000 inhabitants in 2016[update]. Otjimbingwe...
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landed at the coastal town of Swakopmund on 11 February. Advancing along the Swakop valley railway line, the northern force captured Otjimbinge, Karibib, Friedrichsfelde...
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