Swartbooisdrift, the Glossary
Swartbooisdrift is a small settlement in the Kunene Region in the north of Namibia.[1]
Table of Contents
19 relations: Angola, Cunene River, Dorsland Trek, Epupa Constituency, Herero people, Himba people, Kaokoland, Köppen climate classification, Kunene Region, List of constituencies of Namibia, Nama people, Namibia, Nomad, Opuwo, Regions of Namibia, Sodalite, Subsistence agriculture, Tribal chief, West Africa Time.
- Populated places in the Kunene Region
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa.
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Cunene River
The Cunene (Portuguese spelling) or Kunene (common Namibian spelling) is a river in Southern Africa.
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Dorsland Trek
Dorsland Trek (Thirstland Trek) is the collective name of a series of explorations undertaken by Boer settlers from South Africa from 1874 to 1881, in search of political independence and better living conditions.
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Epupa Constituency
Epupa Constituency (until 1998: Ruacana Constituency) is a constituency in the Kunene Region of Namibia.
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Herero people
The Herero (Ovaherero) are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting parts of Southern Africa.
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Himba people
The Himba (singular: OmuHimba, plural: OvaHimba) are an ethnic group with an estimated population of about 50,000 people living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) and on the other side of the Kunene River in southern Angola.
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Kaokoland
Kaokoland was an administrative unit and a bantustan in northern South West Africa (now Namibia).
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kunene Region
Kunene is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia.
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List of constituencies of Namibia
Each of the 14 regions of Namibia is further subdivided into electoral constituencies.
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Nama people
Nama (in older sources also called Namaqua) are an African ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
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Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.
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Nomad
Nomads are communities without fixed habitation who regularly move to and from areas.
Opuwo
Opuwo is the capital of the Kunene Region in north-western Namibia. Swartbooisdrift and Opuwo are Populated places in the Kunene Region.
Regions of Namibia
Namibia uses regions as its first-level subnational administrative divisions.
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Sodalite
Sodalite is a tectosilicate mineral with the formula, with royal blue varieties widely used as an ornamental gemstone.
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Subsistence agriculture
Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings.
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Tribal chief
A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.
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West Africa Time
West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa.
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See also
Populated places in the Kunene Region
- Fransfontein
- Kamanjab
- Khorixas
- Okanguati
- Okonjima
- Opuwo
- Otjikondo
- Otjomotjira
- Otjomuru
- Otuani
- Outjo
- Ovinjange
- Sesfontein
- Swartbooisdrift