| Witvlei (ǃUri ǃKhubus) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Namibia |
|---|---|
| Altitude | Between 1448 and m |
| Spindle | UTC 01:00 |
| Location | |
 22 ° 24 ′ 35 ″ S 18 ° 29 ′ 30 ″ E | |
Witvlei is a city of Namibia.
Understand
Story
The locality was the place of battle of witvlei during the First Herero-Nama War in March 1864. Maharero, with the help of the hunter Frederick Green (known among the Ovaherero by the nickname of Kerina), led a contingent of 1400 Ovaherero fromOtjimbingwe against the Afrikaner oorlams under the leadership of Jan Jonker Afrikaner. The Oorlam forces were defeated and fled.
To go
The B6 or Trans-Kalahari road crosses Witvlei 150 kilometers east of Windhoek in the direction of Gobabis. It is the main road between the Namibia and the Botswana.
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To buy
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Have a drink / Go out
Housing
- 1 Ziegie's restcamp ,
264 62 570 079, e-mail : [email protected]
