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10 Best place to visit in Otjimbingwe Namibia
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EXPLORING USAKOS TOWN IN ERONGO REGION OF CENTRAL NAMIBIA SOUTHERN AFRICA
Usakos is the last town on B2 highway from Windhoek to the west coast of Namibia and resort town of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay deep sea harbor.
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Usakos:
Usakos (Damara: grab the heel, Otjiherero name: Okanduu) is a city on the banks of river Khan, 140 kilometres north-east of Swakopmund in the Erongo Region of Namibia. It is located on the B2 (Trans-Kalahari Highway), the main road between the Walvis Bay and Johannesburg. The town has 3,000 inhabitants and owns 58 square kilometres of land. Usakos was scheduled to be downgraded to town status before November 2010.
The settlement was founded in 1900 as a watering station for locomotives when railway construction workers from Otavi Minen- und Eisenbahngesellschaft (Otavi Mining and Railway Company) (OMEG) arrived here on their way from Swakopmund to Tsumeb. Surrounded by mountains, Usakos is quite picturesque. Certain spots around the town show the longest uninterrupted horizon in the world. It is the closest town to the Spitzkoppe, often referred to as the Matterhorn of Namibia.
Development and infrastructure Usakos is the junction of the branch railways to Tsumeb and the Angolan border, Outjo and Grootfontein from the line to Windhoek.
Politics Local authority results, 2010 In the 2010 local authority election, a total of 1,029 votes were cast in the city. SWAPO won with approximately 47% of the vote. Of the three other parties seeking votes in the election, UDF received approximately 31% of the vote, followed by RDP (17%) and COD (4%).
Notable residents Usakos is the hometown of prominent politicians Alpheus !Naruseb and Tsudao Gurirab. Michael Goreseb represented the town politically as well. The first town in the east of the Namib Desert on the main B2 road from Swakopmund, Usakos lies on the southern bank of the Khan River, nestled in the last hills before the Namib, at the edge of a vast expanse of gravel plains. The town originally developed around the railway workshops which were built to service the narrow-gauge Otavi line, completed in 1906. Unit 1960, the town prospered. Nowadays the town's main role is one of service centre to vehicles plying their way to and from Swakopmund / Walvis Bay and Windhoek. As a reminder of the town's heyday, Locomotive No. 40 stands in front of the railway station, one of three Henschel steam trains built in Germany for her colony's narrow-gauge railway. Phone code: 064. Police: 10111.
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DRIVING THROUGH KARIBIB TOWN ERONGO REGION IN CENTRAL NAMIBIA SOUTHERN AFRICA
Karibib is a small town located half way between Windhoek and Atlantic Coast of Namibia, a video of town and some historical photos.
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Karibib:
The small town Karibib is located almost exactly midway between Windhoek and Swakopmund on B2 highway. The town renowned for the high quality marble (considered to be the hardest in the world) mined near the town. It was used in various government buildings in Namibia, Parliament buildings in Cape Town and during the construction of Frankfurt International airport. The only gold mine in the country, Navachab, is also located in the vicinity of Karibib, where gold was discovered in 1984. Below is short information on some historical buildings in the town.
Karibib was a waterhole known to the Herero under the name Otjandjomboimwe. Expecting business opportunities arising from the railway construction work between Swakopmund and Windhoek, Eduard Hälbich, merchant at Otjimbingwe, bought the waterhole and 20,000 hectares of land surrounding it from Herero headman Zacharias Zeraua. The deal was finalised on 7 January 1895, the purchase price was 22,500 marks, two ox wagons, and 742 pounds 5 shillings that Zeraua had incurred in debts in Hälbich's shop in Otjimbingwe.
Karibib began to grow quickly when on 30 May 1900 the railway construction reached the newly founded place. 1 June 1900 marks the day of the official foundation of Karibib at the occasion of the first train arriving from Swakopmund. The railway station was built, a medical practice, storage facilities, a prison, and living quarters were erected, and the population rose to 274. This development disadvantaged the settlement of Otjimbingwe; ox wagons that before would travel via Otjimbingwe on the Alter Baiweg (Old bay road) would now take the route through Karibib.
In 1904 the place became again important as a railway hub for ferrying troops in the Herero and Namaqua War. Its status was upgraded to that of a county, and governance was extended to include Omaruru. At the end of the war in 1907, Karibib counted 316 white residents, and the remaining Herero land was expropriated and offered to white farmers. Karibib was declared a municipality in 1909, and Eduard Hälbich was its mayor.
Historic Buildings Roesemann Building (1900), one of Karibib's first structures One of Karibib's oldest buildings is the Roesemannhaus (Roesemann's house), erected 1900 shortly after the town was founded. Other historic structures are the Wollhaus (Wool house), erected in 1900 from local marble, the Railway station building (1901), the Kaiserbrunnen (Emperor fountain, 1906-1908), and the Christ Church (1910).
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Impalila Take Off 2021
Taking off from Impalila Island (FYII) runway 10 and turning towards the Chobe River, after a very pleasant stay at Ichingo River Lodge and a Houseboat cruise with the Chobe Princess.
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A Warm Welcome in Namibia for the Flight of Ikarus
A short video showing the amazing welcome received by the Flight of Ikarus as it arrived at Mariental in Namibia. Under the brilliant co-ordination of Jannie and Desme Silver from General Aviation Support Namibia and their friends; Richard Foster and Richard Bird, the Flight of Ikarus's adventurous pilots were greeted with local children performing tribal dancing, and a school choir who sang a heart warming song about education as well as banners, posters and many others locals celebrating the pilots achuievements so far :-)
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WATERBERG PARK GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY NORTHERN NAMIBIA | ВОЕННОЕ НЕМЕЦКОЕ КЛАДБИЩЕ ПАРК ВАТЕРБЕРГ
WATERBERG PARK GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY NORTHERN NAMIBIA | ВОЕННОЕ НЕМЕЦКОЕ КЛАДБИЩЕ ПАРК ВАТЕРБЕРГ
Waterberg National Park:
The Battle of Waterberg (Battle of Ohamakari) took place on August 11, 1904 at the Waterberg, German South West Africa (modern day Namibia), and was the decisive battle in the German Herero campaign.
Armies The German Imperial Forces were under the command of Lieutenant General Lothar von Trotha and numbered just over 1,500. They were armed with 1,625 modern rifles, 30 artillery pieces and 14 machine guns.
The Herero were under the command of Samuel Maharero and – in expectation of peace negotiations – had assembled some 3,500-6,000 warriors along with their families. The total number of Hereros in the area is estimated at 25,000 to 50,000. The rest were armed with traditional close combat weapons called kirri.
Battle Execution of Trotha’s battle plan began on August 11, 1904, after a careful buildup of troops and supplies. The German commander intended part of his force to squeeze the Herero south of the Plateau with columns from the east and west while two more columns would seal off the escape route to the south and southeast. The commander of the southeastern blocking column, however, failed to maneuver his troops into position in a timely fashion, and to communicate that fact to Trotha. Meanwhile, the western advancing column did not stop at the appointed line and pressed the Herero through the unclosed gap created by the failure of the southeastern troops. The bulk of the Herero and their cattle escaped eastward into the Omaheke Desert.
The Waterberg military station was occupied by Herero mounted infantry and irregular guerrilla forces. These Herero forces were quickly defeated by colonial forces using breech-loading artillery and 14 Maxim belt-fed machine guns at the Battle of Waterberg on August 11, but the survivors escaped into the desert. Trotha and his staff were unprepared for their failure to decisively defeat the Herero. At the end of an attenuated supply line and occupying ground thoroughly foraged by the Herero, the Germans could not immediately pursue. While signaling to Berlin a complete victory and subsequent pursuit, Trotha began to move his force westward toward the railroad.
The Germans had won a tactical victory by driving the Herero from Waterberg, but had failed in their intentions to end the Herero Revolt with a decisive battle. Trotha soon thereafter ordered the pursuit of the Herero eastward into the desert, intending to prevent Herero reorganization by depriving them of pastureland and watering holes. This campaign caused most of the deaths of Herero people during the Revolt, and resulted in the notorious extermination order of October 2, 1904.
The aftermath
On 2 October, von Trotha issued the extermination order: Any Herero found within the German borders with or without a gun, with or without cattle, will be shot. While most Herero escaped the battle, their retreat led to the near extinction of their people. Many of the refugee Hereros died of thirst and exhaustion during their trek through the desert. German patrols later found skeletons around holes 8–16 m deep dug in a vain attempt to find water. Tens of thousands of the Herero died of thirst, starvation, or disease. Those who attempted surrender were summarily shot.
The site of the battle is today located within Waterberg Plateau Park. A military graveyard is located at the site where the German soldiers who died in the Battle of Waterberg are buried.
University of the Free State Choir - Gymnasium Hall, Kolmanskop, Namibia
On our recent trip to Namibia, while visiting the ghost town of Kolmanskop outside Luderitz, we were treated to an impromptu performance by the University of the Free State Choir who were touring in Namibia.
My other footage of Kolmanskop is available at
Funeral Chief John Tjikuua
Ombimbi, ondoro are traditional hymns of the Ovaherero people of Southern Africa.
