Asab ( Nama: ''new thing'') is a settlement in the

ǁKaras Region The ǁKaras Region (pronounced , with a lateral click) is the southernmost and least densely populated of the 14 regions of Namibia; its capital is Keetmanshoop. The name assigned to the region reflects the prominence of the Karas mountain rang ...

of southern

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. It is situated on the B1 national road about halfway between Mariental and

Keetmanshoop Keetmanshoop is a city in the ǁKaras Region of 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 benefactor of the city. History Befo ...

. east of Asab is the

Mukurob The Mukurob, also Mukorob, (Finger of God) near Asab in Namibia, was a sandstone rock formation in the Namib desert which collapsed on 7 December 1988. Geology Mukurob consisted mostly of sandstone. The structure was 12 m high and up to 4.5 m ...

rock pinnacle, a tourist attraction that collapsed in 1988. Asab belongs to the Berseba electoral constituency. The settlement features a petrol station, a shop, and a small hotel, although none of these businesses is operational, to the effect that the place has been described as a "ghost village". Asab Railway Station is a stop on the

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railway line from

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to Keetmanshoop. outside Asab there is the community of Groendoring (literally af, Green Thorn, referring to the

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of the Balanites genus), with a privately built church and a now-defunct pre-primary school.

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Populated places in the ǁKaras Region {{namibia-geo-stub