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C26 Road (Namibia)
The C26 is a secondary route in Namibia that runs from south-central Windhoek, at the B1 road junction, to the Namib-Naukluft National Park. It is long and terminates at the C14 road near farm Rostock. It provides an alternative route from the capital to Walvis Bay but is untarred outside Windhoek. For tourists travel by 4x4 is recommended. outside Windhoek is the Kupferberg Pass at a maximum elevation of . About halfway the C26 leads further through the Gamsberg Pass, descending from an elevation of into the Namib The Namib ( ; ) is a coastal desert in Southern Africa. According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and northwest South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba Ri ... desert. Where C26 and B1 intersect in Windhoek, they are both referred to as Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue. References Roads in Namibia Windhoek Namib-Naukluft National Park Buildings and structures in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windhoek, Namibia
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, which was 486,169 in 2023, is constantly growing due to a continued migration from other regions in Namibia. Windhoek is the social, economic, political, and cultural centre of the country. Nearly every Namibian national enterprise, governmental body, educational and cultural institution is headquartered there. The city developed at the site of a permanent hot spring known to the local pastoral tribes. It developed rapidly after Jonker Afrikaner, Tribal chief, Captain of the Orlam, settled there in 1840 and built a stone church for his community. In the decades following, multiple wars and armed hostilities resulted in the neglect and destruction of the new settlement. Windhoek was founded a second time in 1890 by Imperial German Army Major Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
