Towns & City : Pictures of Namibia

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Berseba village

Berseba is a village in the Karas Region of southern Namibia and the district capital of the Berseba electoral constituency.
It is situated 100 km (62 mi) north-west of Keetmanshoop near the Brukkaros Mountain, a famous tourist destination.

Berseba village, Namibia

Uis village

Uis is a village located in Erongo Region, Namibia. It belongs to the Dâures electoral constituency.
Located in the former Damaraland, it is known for the local mineral wealth. The settlement has approximately 3,600 inhabitants and owns 10 square kilometres of land.
Uis is located in the shadow of the Brandberg Mountain, Namibia's highest.
The Brandberg is home to the world famous The White Lady rock painting, said by some to be over 20,000 years old.

Uis village, Namibia

Opuwo

Opuwo is the capital of the Kunene Region in north-western Namibia. The town is situated about 720 km north-northwest from the capital Windhoek, and has a population of 12,000 (2009).
Pieter de Villiers of the Congress of Democrats is the town's mayor.

Opuwo

The name Opuwo was given by the commissioner of Ondangwa Mr. Hugo Hahn who came to the place in search of land to build an office.
On his arrival he asked local headmen to give him land where he would build an office.
The headmen gave him a small piece and when the headmen tried to give him more land, Mr. Hahn responded saying “Opuwo” (it’s enough for me) I don’t want any more land. That is how Opuwo got its name

Opuwo, Capital of kaokoland

Opuwo town

Oshakati

Oshakati is a town in Oshana Region, Namibia. It is the regional capital and was officially founded in July 1966.
The city was used as a base of operations by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the South African Border War and Namibian War of Independence.
Oshakati is considered to be the largest town and capital of the northern area known as Ovamboland.

Oshakati

keetmanshoop

Keetmanshoop ("Keetman's hope" in English) is a city in Karas Region, 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 the city.
Tourist place to visit : Quivertree Forest

keetmanshoop

Karasburg

Karasburg is city in the Karas Region of southern Namibia and the district capital of the Karasburg electoral constituency.
It lies at the heart of the southern Namibian sheep farming industry.
There are three main routes that lead into Karasburg. From Grünau in the west, Onseepkans in the south and the B3 main road that leads to the South African border in the east.
The town lies 710 km south of Windhoek, 862 km north of Cape Town and 110km West of the Ariamsvlei border post.
Karasburg is the only relatively large town south of Keetmanshoop in Namibia.

Karasburg

Rundu

Rundu is the capital of the Kavango Region, northern Namibia, on the border with Angola on the banks of the Okavango River. Rundu has roughly 76000 inhabitants (2001) and lies about 1000 m above sea level.
It is the commercial capital of the Kavango region.

Rundu

Otjiwarongo

Otjiwarongo is a city in Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency and also the capital of Otjozondjupa. Otjiwarongo is situated in central-north Namibia on the TransNamib railway. It is the biggest business centre for Otjozondjupa Region.
Otjiwarongo is located on the B1 road and its links between Windhoek, the Golden Triangle of Otavi, Tsumeb and Grootfontein, and Etosha National Park.

Church of Otjiwarongo

On the edge of town is the Crocodile Ranch, one of the few captive breeding programs for the Nile Crocodile that has been registered with CITES.
The ranch exports the skins, but sells the meat locally.

Otjiwarongo Crocodile Ranch

Crocodile

Luderitz

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

Luderitz

Fishing port of Luderitz

Shark Island Resort

Okakarara

Okakarara is a town in Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia, located 50km southeast of Waterberg National Park.
It has an estimated population of 7000 and is currently growing by 1500 inhabitants annually.

okakarara school

Okakarara town ship

Swakopmund

Swakopmund (German for "Mouth of the Swakop") is a city on the coast of northwestern Namibia, 280 km (175 miles) west of Windhoek, Namibia's capital. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. As a seaside resort, the weather is cooler here in December to January (Namibia's summer months) so the territorial administration moves to Swakopmund for these months.
The town has 42,000 inhabitants and owns 193 square kilometres (75 sq mi) of land.

Swakopmund

Walvis bay

Walvis Bay (Afrikaans Walvisbaai, German Walfischbucht or Walfischbai, all meaning "Whale Bay"), is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies.
The town has 43,700 inhabitants and owns 29 square kilometres (11 sq mi) of land.

Walvis bay
Walvis Bay, with its large bay and sand dunes, is the tourism activity centre of Namibia.
Other attractions include the artificial Bird Island, centre of a guano collection industry, the Dune 7 sand dune, salt works, birdlife and a museum.

Walvis bay beach