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C35 Road (Namibia)
C35 is a secondary route in Namibia that runs from C34 in Henties Bay, up to the Angolan-Namibian border in Ruacana. The C34 is intersected by the C36 at Uis, the C39 at Khorixas Khorixas is a town of 6,000 inhabitants in southern Kunene Region, Namibia. It was the capital of the Damaraland bantustan before Namibia's independence. It is the administrative capital of Khorixas Constituency. Most of the inhabitants are fro ..., and the C40 at Kamanjab. It has been described as one of Namibia's "most desolate roads". References {{Highways of Namibia Roads in Namibia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruacana
Ruacana is a town in Omusati Region, northern Namibia and the district capital of the Ruacana electoral constituency. It is located on the border with Angola on the river Kunene. The town is known for the picturesque Ruacana Falls nearby, and for the Ruacana Power Station. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured. The farm ''Etunda'' is situated near Ruacana. It is run as a government supported irrigation scheme and has been established in 1993. Half of the farm is commercial irrigation land, the other half is allocated to 82 small-scale farmers. ''Etunda'' cultivates maize, wheat, watermelons, bananas, and other produce. History Ruacana was developed around the Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station, a major underground hydroelectric plant linked to the nearby dam across the border in Angola at Calueque. The dam and pumping station were bombed in a Cuban airstrike in 1988, during the Angolan Civil War. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khorixas
Khorixas is a town of 6,000 inhabitants in southern Kunene Region, Namibia. It was the capital of the Damaraland bantustan before Namibia's independence. It is the administrative capital of Khorixas Constituency. Most of the inhabitants are from the Damara ethnic group. The town is located near to an important deposit of petrified wood and the Twyfelfontein valley, known for its rock art. Khorixas (2018).jpg, Aerial view of Khorixas (2018) Economy and infrastructure Khorixas from a lack of economic development and employment opportunities, which leads to frustration and outward migration among many of the town's youth. The unemployment rate in town is estimated to be around 70%. Donkerhoek ( af, dark corner), the town's informal settlement, has neither water nor electricity. The regional hospital and some other regional offices are still located in Khorixas, though the capital of Kunene Region is Opuwo. Khorixas has a landing strip nine kilometers east of town parallel t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamanjab
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Henties Bay
Henties Bay (English language, English, literally: ''Henty's Bay''. Afrikaans: ''Hentiesbaai'', German language, German: ''Hentiesbucht'') is a coastal town in the Erongo Region of western Namibia. It is located 70 km north of Swakopmund and is an important holiday settlement. 70 kilometres to the north of the town is the pinniped, seal colony of Cape Cross. The town had 4,720 inhabitants in 2011, up from 3,285 in 2001. The mayor of Henties Bay is Herman /Honeb. History Bartolomeu Dias sailed along the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast in 1488. Near the area of today's Henties Bay he discovered such an abundance of fish that he named this coastline ''Praia das Sardinhas'', Coast of Fish. The fresh water source was first discovered by ''Schutztruppe'' soldiers in 1886. In 1920, a minerals Prospecting, prospector stayed overnight. After tasting the water he was said to be healed from an affliction. The namesake of the town is major Hendrik "Henty" Stefanus van der Merwe who disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although Kazungula, it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi, Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C34 Road (Namibia)
C34 or C-34 may refer to: Vehicles ;Aircraft * Castel C.34 Condor, a French sailplane * Cessna C-34, an American civil utility aircraft * Douglas C-34, an American military transport aircraft ;Automobiles * Nissan Laurel C34, a Japanese sedan * Sauber C34, a Swiss Formula One car ;Locomotives * New South Wales C34 class locomotive, an Australian steam locomotive ;Ships * , a C-class submarine of the Royal Navy * , a ''Tiger''-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy Other uses * C-34 Mosquito Impoundment Project, a pest-control project in Florida * C34 road (Namibia) * Caldwell 34, a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus * King's Knight's Gambit, a chess opening * Lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, malign ... * Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C36 Road (Namibia)
C36 is a secondary route in Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ... that runs from the B2 at Wilhelmstal. It is intersected by the C33 at Omaruru before terminating at Uis, where it joins the C35. The C36 is paved. References {{Highways of Namibia Roads in Namibia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C39 Road (Namibia)
C39 is an untarred road in central Namibia. It is 460 kilometres long and connects Torra Bay to Otavi. At Otavi the road connects with the B1 to Tsumeb and Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ... and the B8 to Rundu. Roads in Namibia Kunene Region {{Namibia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C40 Road (Namibia)
C4, C04, C.IV, C-4, or C-04 may refer to: Places * Caldwell 4 or NGC 7023 or Iris Nebula, a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus * Circumferential Road 4 or C-4, an arterial road of Manila, Philippines * Ken-Ō Expressway (includes some sections of Shin-Shōnan Bypass), route C4 in Japan *Omotesandō Station, a Tokyo Metro subway station (station numbers C-04, G-02, H-02) People * C4 (rapper), a rap music producer from Birmingham, England * Clarence Mitchell IV, American radio host and former politician * Chris Turner, sometimes credited as Chris Heiner, a.k.a. "C4", Australian musician, part of Modern Day Poets (MDP) alongside Tim Turner (a.k.a. "DubLT") and Joel Turner Computing *C4 (conference), a Macintosh software developers conference * C4 Engine, a next-generation 3D game engine * C4 model (software), a graphical notation technique for diagramming software architecture * Cx4 chip, an add-on microprocessor chip employed by certain Super NES game cartridges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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