NAMIBIA PHOTO LIBRARY: KAVANGO/CAPRIVI REGIONS

 

FROM MURURANI TO RUNDU AT THE OKAVANGO RIVER

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Mururani is situated at the Border between the Kavango and the Otjozondjupa Regions: In the sandy Plains of the northern Kalahari the Sledge is still a traditional Transport Mean, April 1981
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Mururani Village: Traditional Processing of Mahangu (African Barley) which is still a Staplefood for many Namibians in the North
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Rundu at the Okavango River is the Capital of the Kavango Region, July 1971
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Opposite Rundu at the Okavango River lies the Angolese Town of Calai which was completely destroyed during the Angola Civil War from 1975 to Recent, 1980
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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FROM RUNDU TO ANDARA AND THE MAHANGO GAME RESERVE ALONG THE OKAVANGO RIVER

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Copyright of Photos: Namibia Roads Authority

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Mahangu Fields at Kaisosi east of Rundu, January 1979
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Okavango River near Kaisosi, January 1979
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Okavango River near Mashari, January 1979
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Rainy Season 1978: A Kavango Village east of Mashari, January 1979
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Okavango River near Quito (Angola: on the opposite Side of the River) in eastern Kavango, January 1979
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Okavango River Rapids north of Andara in eastern Kavango (Caprivi Region), June 1975
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Vegetation on Thipanana Island in the Okavango River near Andara in eastern Kavango, June 1975
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Okavango River at Mukwe during Sunset, April 1984
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Karen Dierks née von Bremen, in a Log Canoe at the Okavango River near Andara, June 1975
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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"Witch Doctor" of the Mbukushu Community from the Mukwe Area in the eastern Kavango, June 1975
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Traditional Hairdress of a Mbukushu Lady in the Mukwe Area, June 1975
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The former Mbukushu King Disho II (1939-1947) who was sent into Exile by the South Africans in 1947 at Mukwe, June 1975
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Roman Catholic Mission Station at Andara, June 1975
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Roman Catholic Mission Church at Andara, December 2002
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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View from the Roman Catholic Mission Station at Andara to Tanhwe Island, December 2002
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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"Bush School" at Andara, eastern Kavango, June 1975
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The old Kafulo from the Kxoé (San) Community in the eastern Kavango near Andara plays on the Bow and tells Fairy Tales in the San Language, June 1975
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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People from the Kxoé (San) Community in the eastern Kavango near Andara, June 1975
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Women from the !Kung (San) Community in the eastern Kavango near Andara, June 1975
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Dancing San People during Full Moon near Andara, June 1975
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Dancing of the San People continues during the next Day
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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People from the San Communities of the !Kung and the Kxoé in the eastern Kavango near Andara, June 1975
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Okavango River near Bagani, eastern Kavango, 1983
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, 1983
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, December 3rd, 2002
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Sunrise at the Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, Day of the Total Solar Eclipse: 05h58: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Sunrise at the Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, Day of the Total Solar Eclipse: 06h00: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Sunrise at the Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, Day of the Total Solar Eclipse: 06h03: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Sunrise at the Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, Day of the Total Solar Eclipse: 06h08: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Sunrise at the Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, Day of the Total Solar Eclipse: 06h11: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Sunrise at the Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, Day of the Total Solar Eclipse: 06h12: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, Day of the Total Solar Eclipse: 06h40:22: December 4th, 2002: My Wife Karen Dierks, née von Bremen (Middle), My Sister Inge Liebich née Dierks and My Brother in Law, Reinhold Liebich
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, Preparations for the Total Solar Eclipse: 06h41:36: December 4th, 2002: My Wife Karen Dierks, née von Bremen (Left), My Sister Inge Liebich née Dierks and My Brother in Law, Reinhold Liebich
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse has just started: 07h13:25: December 4th, 2002: My Wife Karen Dierks, née von Bremen (Right) explains the Event to some Rukavango Speaking Learners
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse has started: 07h14:00: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 07h40:56: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 07h44:13: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 07h48:57: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 07h49:45: View to the West: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 07h54:25: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 07h56:09: View to the East: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 07h59:17: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 08h00:23: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 08h01:48: View to the East: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 08h03:13: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 08h05:34: View to the East: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 08h05:35: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 08h06:01: View to the East: Near the Peak of the Eclipse: Isolated Stars are to be Seen: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 08h08:12: Near the Peak of the Eclipse: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 08h09:33: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, The Total Solar Eclipse: 08h58:42: The Eclipse comes to an End: December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani, December 4th, 2002
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Images from the Popa Falls in the Okavango River near Bagani during the early Winter, May 2003
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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In the sandy Plains of the northern Kalahari the Sledge is still a traditional Transport Mean: Near the Popa Falls at Bagani Village: December 2002
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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District Road 3403 between Divundu and Mohembo at the Botswana Border: near the Popa Falls: north of the Entrance to the Mahango Game Reserve: December 2002
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Images from the Mahango Game Reserve: Beginning of the Okavango Swamps: December 2002
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Trans Caprivi Highway near Mupapama, km 45 east of Rundu, Kavango Region, December 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Traditional Transport Sledge near Mashari, Kavango Region, December 2002
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Trans Caprivi Highway at the Omuramba Omatako, Section: Takwasa - Nyangana, km 60 east of Rundu, View to the East, Kavango Region, December 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Trans Caprivi Highway at the Omuramba Omatako, Section: Takwasa - Nyangana, km 60 east of Rundu, View to the West, Kavango Region, December 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Trans Caprivi Highway, Section: Takwasa - Nyangana, km 75 east of Rundu, View to the West, Kavango Region, December 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Trans Caprivi Highway, Section: Takwasa - Nyangana, km 95 east of Rundu, near Ndiyona, View to the East, Kavango Region, December 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Landscape near Ndiyona, Kavango Region, December 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Traditional Transport Sledge near Ndiyona, Kavango Region, December 2002
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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The Trans Caprivi Highway, Section: Nyangana - Divundu, km 150 east of Rundu, View to the East, Kavango Region, December 2002
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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FROM RUNDU TO TONDORO IN THE WESTERN KAVANGO

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A Kavango Village near Tondoro in western Kavango, January 1979
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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Makalani Palm Trees near Tondoro in western Kavango during the Rainy Season 1979
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

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