Windhoek (/ˈwɪndhʊk/, Afrikaans: [ˈvəntɦuk] ; German: Windhuk [ˈvɪnthʊk] ; Khoekhoe: ǀAi-ǁGams; Otjiherero: Otjomuise) is the capital and largest city...
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The Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic Press, the Windhoek Declaration for short, is a statement of press...
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Windhoek West is a suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. The Namibia University of Science and Technology (formerly the Polytechnic of Namibia)...
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Hosea Kutako International Airport (redirect from Windhoek International Airport)
is the main international airport of Namibia, serving the capital city Windhoek. Located 45 km (28 mi) to the east of the city, it is Namibia's largest...
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Windhoek East is a constituency in the Khomas Region of Namibia. It consists of the upper-class suburbs of Windhoek: Auasblick, Avis, Klein Windhoek, Ludwigsdorf...
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Orlando Pirates S.C. (redirect from Orlando Pirates Windhoek)
Pirates Sport Club are a professional Namibian football club from Katutura, Windhoek. They play in the country's highest division, the Namibia Premier Football...
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Bank Windhoek Limited (Bank Windhoek) is a commercial bank in Namibia, which is licensed by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) to operate in the country. It provides...
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Zambezi River separates the two countries. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since...
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Windhoek Rural is a constituency in the Khomas Region of Namibia. Its district capital is the settlement of Groot Aub. It had a population of 22,254 in...
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Wanderers Cricket Ground (redirect from Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek)
Wanderers Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands...
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The city of Windhoek, the capital of South West Africa and later Namibia, was officially founded on 18 October 1890 by Curt Karl Bruno von François, an...
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Klein Windhoek (lit. 'Windhoek Minor' or 'Little Windhoek' in German) is an affluent suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. The British explorer...
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The Windhoek Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia. It is the only active synagogue in the country...
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History of the Jews in Namibia (redirect from Windhoek Hebrew Congregation)
this point, and there were 400 to 500 Jews living in Namibia (mostly in Windhoek) in 1965 (Jews were still less than one percent of the total White population...
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of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is one of the most impoverished informal settlements in Windhoek. Havana is located northwest of Windhoek, in...
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Herero and Nama genocide (redirect from Windhoek Concentration Camp)
she resisted, Dietrich shot her dead. When he was tried for murder in Windhoek, Dietrich denied attempting to rape his victim. He alleged that he awoke...
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Windhoek West Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Khomas Region of Namibia. It contains the affluent suburbs of Hochland Park, Pioneers Park...
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and the name Südwester Reiter (Rider of South West), was a monument in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It was inaugurated on 27 January 1912, the birthday...
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The Swakopmund–Windhoek line was a main 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow-gauge railway line in Namibia. It was built in 1897 and operated until 1990 when...
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Independence Memorial Museum (Namibia) (redirect from Independence Museum, Windhoek)
The Independence Memorial Museum is a history museum in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It focuses on the anti-colonial resistance and the national liberation...
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Matheus Shikongo (category Mayors of Windhoek)
politician and businessman. A member of SWAPO, Shikongo was the mayor of Windhoek, Namibia's capital, in 1993 and from 2000 to 2010. He helped establish...
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The Parliament Building, Windhoek, also known as the Tintenpalast (German for Ink Palace), is the seat of both houses of the Parliament of Namibia (the...
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Windhoek, Namibia. 1840s - Nama Orlam chief Jonker Afrikaner names settlement "Winterhoek" 1880...
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Ivezaj 20 Tuzi Myanmar Thet San Andersen 27 Yangon Namibia Prisca Anyolo 24 Windhoek Nepal Sampada Ghimire 23 Bhaktapur Netherlands Faith Landman 28 Zandvoort...
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Farm Windhoek is a commercial farm adjacent to the capital of Namibia, Windhoek, with mixed recreational and agricultural use. It belongs to the City of...
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Khomasdal Constituency (redirect from Khomasdal North, Windhoek)
Constituency (until 2013: Khomasdal North Constituency) is a constituency in Windhoek in the Khomas Region of Namibia. As of December 2019[update] it had 25...
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Windhoek railway station (German: Bahnhof Windhuk) is a railway station serving the city of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is an important station...
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Auflage, Windhoek 2012, ISBN 978-99916-872-1-6 Historicus Africanus: "Der 1. Weltkrieg in Deutsch-Südwestafrika 1914/15", Band 2, "Naulila", Windhoek 2012...
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United Ground (redirect from United Ground, Windhoek)
Ground, also known as TrustCo United Sports Field, is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was played in 1990 between...
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Sport Klub Windhoek, also known as SK Windhoek, SKW, and Cymot SKW due to sponsorship reasons, is a Namibian sports club based in Windhoek. They played...
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