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The National Heritage Council of Namibia (NHC) is a government organization in Namibia, responsible for historic preservation. It was created through the National Heritage Act, (Act Number 27 of 2004), which is an Act of Parliament, mandated "to provide for the protection and conservation of places and objects of heritage significance and the registration of such places and objects; to establish a National Heritage Council; to establish a National Heritage Register; and to provide for incidental matters".Act 287 Parliament of Namibia
Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia, 29 December 2004 The council is managed by Ms. Erica Ndalikokule. The organisation is the successor to the National Monuments Council, an organisation set up under the National Monuments Act of South Africa which applied in Namibia during the period of South African rule and during the first fourteen years of independence.Section 68, National Heritage Act , Government Notice 287, Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia , No. 3361, Windhoek: 29 December 2004 In 2007, the National Heritage Register was created as the central repository authorised by the 2004 act.National Heritage Register created
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* Battle of Ohamakari, the site of a battle during the Herero and Nama genocide, located near
'' New Era'', 24 January 2011 * Heroes Acre near
Cultural sites unpopular
'' New Era'', 25 January 2011
'' New Era'', 26 July 2010 * Okapendje, site of several Namibian deaths in the
National Heritage Council, Namibia
History of Namibia Government of Namibia 2004 in Namibia Namibian culture National heritage organizations
Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia, 29 December 2004 The council is managed by Ms. Erica Ndalikokule. The organisation is the successor to the National Monuments Council, an organisation set up under the National Monuments Act of South Africa which applied in Namibia during the period of South African rule and during the first fourteen years of independence.Section 68, National Heritage Act , Government Notice 287, Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia , No. 3361, Windhoek: 29 December 2004 In 2007, the National Heritage Register was created as the central repository authorised by the 2004 act.National Heritage Register created
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The Namibian
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Notable structures and sites
* Battle of Ohamakari, the site of a battle during the Herero and Nama genocide, located near Okakarara
Okakarara is a town in Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia, located southeast of Waterberg National Park. It has an estimated population of 7,000 and is currently growing by 1,500 inhabitants annually.
Okakarara consists of the residential areas of ''Pa ...
* Eenhana Memorial Shrine in Eenhana
Eenhana (IPA: ) is the capital town of the Ohangwena Region, northern Namibia, on the border with Angola. It also used to be a mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society.
Eenhana is situated in a subtropical forest. It is connected to the ...
Shrine unknown'' New Era'', 24 January 2011 * Heroes Acre near
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 ...
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Proposed sites
* Gobabis Fountain inGobabis
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* Hosea Kutako's Homestead in Omaheke Region
Omaheke ( hz, Sandveld) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, the least populous region. Its capital is Gobabis. It lies in eastern Namibia on the border with Botswana and is the western extension of the Kalahari desert. The self-governed vil ...
Chief Kutako's house could become a heritage site'' New Era'', 26 July 2010 * Okapendje, site of several Namibian deaths in the
South African Border War
The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South West Africa), Zambia, and Angol ...
* Omuhaturua site of killing of San and Ovaherero
The Herero ( hz, Ovaherero) are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting parts of Southern Africa. There were an estimated 250,000 Herero people in Namibia in 2013. They speak Otjiherero, a Bantu language. Though the Herero primarily reside in Namibia, t ...
people during the genocide
See also
*National Monuments Council (South Africa and Namibia)
The National Monuments Council (NMC) was the national heritage conservation authority of South Africa, and therefore also of Namibia, during the major part of the apartheid era. It was the successor body to the Historical Monuments Commission ...
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