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Khomasdal is a suburb of
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's capital of
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in the Khomas Region. Founded as Windhoek's residential area for Coloured people, Khomasdal still is primarily composed of Coloured people. In October 2006, the City of Windhoek announced the construction of an informal market in Khomasdal. The market will give the Khomasdal community the opportunity to generate their own income and even create more jobs in the process. Since then the Market has been finished and is situated on the corner of
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and Hans-Dietrich Genscher streets in Khomasdal. A similar SME Market can also be found in Katutura. Khomasdal is also home to the Windhoek College of Education, one of four national colleges of education.


Notable people from Khomasdal

* Zenobia Kloppers, actress * Ricardo Manetti, head coach of the Brave Warriors * Robbie Savage, official mascot of the Brave Warriors


References

Suburbs of Windhoek {{Namibia-geo-stub