Namaqua Metamorphic Complex
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Nama people Nama (in older sources also called Namaqua) are an African ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. They traditionally speak the Khoekhoe language, Nama language of the Khoe languages, Khoe-Kwadi language family, although many Nama ...
of southern Africa * Namaqua rain frog (''Breviceps namaquensis'') *
Namaqua dove The Namaqua dove (''Oena capensis'') is a small Columbidae, pigeon. It is the Monotypic taxon, 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 onl ...
(''Oena capensis'') * Namaqua chameleon (''Chamaeleo namaquensis'') * Namaqua darkling beetles, species in the genus ''Cryptochile'' *
Namaqua National Park Namaqua National Park is a South African national park situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of Namaqualand (an area covering 440,000 km2 located within the semi-desert Succulent Karoo biome).Van Deventer, M. and J.A.J. ...
, national park in South Africa * Namaqua plated lizard (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, was a trading post from 1858 or 1859, Loveland, Colorado *
Herero and Nama genocide The Herero and Nama genocide or Namibian genocide, formerly known also as the Herero and Namaqua genocide, was a campaign of ethnic extermination and collective punishment waged against the Herero people, Herero (Ovaherero) and the Nama people, N ...
, campaign of ethnic extermination and collective punishment waged in German South West Africa (now Namibia)


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Namaqualand Namaqualand ( Khoikhoi: "Nama-kwa" meaning Nama Khoi people's land) is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over and covering a total area of . It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River int ...
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