Namaqua may refer to: *

Nama people Nama (in older sources also called Namaqua) are an African ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. They traditionally speak the Nama language of the Khoe-Kwadi language family, although many Nama also speak Afrikaans. The Nama Peo ...

of southern Africa *

Namaqua rain frog The Namaqua rain frog or Namaqua short-headed frog (''Breviceps namaquensis'') is a species of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. It is found in Namaqualand in western South Africa and extreme southern Namibia. Identification Adult frogs attai ...

(''Breviceps namaquensis'') *

Namaqua dove The Namaqua dove (''Oena capensis'') is a small pigeon. It is the only species in the genus ''Oena.'' It is found over much of Sub-Saharan Africa as well as Arabia and Madagascar. Taxonomy The Namaqua dove is the only species in the monotypic g ...

(''Oena capensis'') * Namaqua chameleon (''Chamaeleo namaquensis'') *

Namaqua darkling beetle ''Cryptochile'', the Namaqua darkling beetles, is a genus of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae. References External links * ''Cryptochile'' at Biolib''Cryptochile'' at insectoid.info
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s, species in the genus ''Cryptochile'' *

Namaqua National Park Namaqua National Park is a South African national park situated approximately 495 km north of Cape Town and 22 km northwest of Kamieskroon. It has an area of more than 1300 km2.Van Deventer, M. and J.A.J. Nel. 2006. Habitat, food, ...

, national park in South Africa *

Namaqua plated lizard The Namaqua plated lizard or Karoo plated lizard (''Gerrhosaurus typicus'') is a species of lizard in the Gerrhosauridae family. It is endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmos ...

(Gerrhosaurus typicus), is a species of lizard *

Namaqua sandgrouse The Namaqua sandgrouse (''Pterocles namaqua''), is a species of ground-dwelling bird in the sandgrouse family. It is found in arid regions of south-western Africa. Taxonomy The Namaqua sandgrouse was formally described in 1789 by the German na ...

(Pterocles namaqua), is a species of ground-dwelling bird *

Fort Namaqua Fort Namaqua, some of its other names are Mariano's Crossing and Namaqua Station, was a trading post from 1858 or 1859. It was located in the present-day city of Loveland, Colorado in Larimer County, Colorado. In 1862, it became a stage station for ...

, was a trading post from 1858 or 1859, Loveland, Colorado *

Herero and Namaqua genocide The Herero and Namaqua genocide or the Herero and Nama genocide was a campaign of ethnic extermination and collective punishment waged by the German Empire against the Herero (Ovaherero) and the Nama in German South West Africa (now Namibia). ...

, campaign of ethnic extermination and collective punishment waged in German South West Africa (now Namibia)

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