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Gobabis
Gobabis
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 the paved Trans-Kalahari Highway.

Grootfontein
Grootfontein
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 a large hot spring near the town.

Karibib
Karibib
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.

Katima Mulilo
Katima Mulilo
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.

Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop
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 the city.

Lüderitz
Lüderitz
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.

Mariental
Mariental
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 Nama people. It lies near the Hardap Dam reservoir, the largest lake in the nation.

Omaruru
Omaruru
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, on the usually dry Omaruru River. It is located on the main paved road from Swakopmund to Otjiwarongo.

Opuwo
Opuwo
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 bottle stores.

Oranjemund
Oranjemund
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 11,000.

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

Otavi
Otavi
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).

Otjiwarongo
Otjiwarongo
The town of Otjiwarongo is located at a crossroads for the railway and for the B1 road and its links between Windhoek, the Golden Triangle of Otavi, Tsumeb and Grootfontein, and Etosha National Park.








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