NAMIBIA PHOTO LIBRARY: CENTRAL PARTS: KHOMAS, ERONGO AND HARDAP REGIONS
WINDHOEK, THE CAPITAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA
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Windhoek is the Capital of the Republic of Namibia and the
Khomas Region: View on the City with Auas Mountains in the Background, Juli 1975
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Aerial View on Windhoek: Southern Parts of the City: View to the
East, October 2002
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Aerial View on Windhoek: Central Parts of the City: With German
"Christus-Church" and Parliament in the Centre: View to the East, October 2002
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Aerial View on Windhoek: Central Parts of the City: With
Parliament at the Right Edge in the Centre: With Klein Windhoek and Eros Hills at the
Background: View to the East, October 2002
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Aerial View on Windhoek: Northern Parts of the City: With Klein
Windhoek and Eros Hills at the Background: View to the East, October 2002
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Aerial View on Windhoek: Southern Parts of the City: With
Olympia at the Background: View to the Southeast, October 2002
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Aerial View on Windhoek: View to the North: Over the Central
Parts of the City, October 2002
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Aerial View on Windhoek: View to the Northeast: Over the Central
Parts of the City, January 2003
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Windhoek City: View from Bülow Street to the East, 1999
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The colonial Monument "Reiterdenkmal" in Windhoek
depicts not only the German Era of Namibia's History but glorifies also the "German
Victims" of the Resistance Wars of the Indigenes with the resulting Genocide to some
Namibian Communities like Ovaherero and Nama: with Katrin Dierks-Lecomte and Annette
Dierks, 1981
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"Mastering Colonial History the Namibian Way":
Contemporary Wall Painting showing the "Reiterdenkmal": Thirteen Years after the
Namibian Independence on 21.03.1990: Windhoek: Khomas Region
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Theophilus Hingashikuka Hamutumbangela: Monument before the
Parliament Building, August 2004
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Hosea Kutako: Monument before the Parliament Building, August 2004
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Hendrik Samuel Witbooi: Monument before the Parliament Building, August
2004
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Windhoek: Hochland Park: Old Location: Cemetery, March 2003
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Windhoek: Flood: Rainy Season 2003/2004: Klein Windhoek River:
Corner Nelson Mandela Drive with Von Eckenbrecher Street: 14.01.2004
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Aerial View of the Northern Suburbs: Windhoek-Katutura: View to
the North, January 2003: Khomas Region
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The Heroes Acre South of Windhoek with Auas Mountains in the
Background: Inaugurated on 26.08.2002 by President Sam Shafishuuna Nujoma: Remembering the
Battle of Omugulu-g'Ombashe in the Omusati Region: 26.08.1966, Marking the Beginning of
SWAPO'S Armed Struggle against South Africa
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Aerial View on the Auas Mountains, South of Windhoek: View to
the East, October 2002: Khomas Region
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Aerial View on the Kupferberg Pass, South of Windhoek: View to
the South West, October 2002: Khomas Region
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Aerial View on the Khomas Hochland, West of Windhoek: View to
the West, October 2002: Khomas Region
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FROM WINDHOEK VIA REHOBOTH INTO THE KALAHARI (HOACHANAS AND GOCHAS)
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Trunk Road 1/5: Between Windhoek and Rehoboth with Auas Mountain
Range in the Background
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Aerial View of Landscape West of Trunk Road 1/5: Between
Windhoek and Rehoboth in the Tsebris Area: View to the West: Direction Gamsberg, January
2003
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Rainy Season 2003/2004: West of Trunk Road 1/5: Between Windhoek
and Rehoboth: South of Oamites: View to the West: Direction Gamsberg, January 2004
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Rainy Season 2003/2004: Flowering Veld: South of Oamites,
January 2004
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photographs)
Typical Kalahari Landscape: Main Road 79 between Uhlenhorst and
Leonardville in the Khomas Region, July 1974
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World War One 1914/15: Defence Tower erected by German Settlers
against feared Uprisings by Namibian Indigenes (Rehoboth Baster): Klein Nauas: between
Dordabis and Uhlenhorst: Khomas Region
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The Rhenish Missionary Church of 1857: Hoachanas: built by
Missionary Vollmer: Hardap Region
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Grave near the Rhenish Missionary Church in Hoachanas: Hardap
Region
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Reverend Markus Kooper of Hoachanas: Petitioner at the United
Nations for Namibia: 1960s: Hardap Region, April 2003
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The Kai5khaun
Heroe's Day (05.12.2004): Death of Chief Manasse !Noreseb Gamab against the Germans on
01.12.1905 at Gubuoms: Guest of Honour: Klaus Dierks (Rigth Photo: Karen Dierks, née von
Bremen to the Right): Hardap Region
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The Kai5khaun
Heroe's Day (05.12.2004): Death of Chief Manasse !Noreseb Gamab against the Germans on
01.12.1905 at Gubuoms: Guest of Honour: Klaus Dierks: together with Reverend Markus
Kooper
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The Kai5khaun
Heroe's Day (05.12.2004): Death of Chief Manasse !Noreseb Gamab against the Germans on
01.12.1905 at Gubuoms: The Unveiling of a Memorial for all the Kai5khaun Chiefs since 1695 at the Grave of Chief Manasse
!Noreseb Gamab
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The Genealogy of the Kai5khaun (Red Nation) Chiefs of Hoachanas: Since Chief
#Hâb: 1695: Old Cemetry: Hardap Region, April 2003
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The Grave of Chief !Hoëb 5Oasmab (alias Fritz Lazarus 5Oaseb)
of Hoachanas: Old Cemetry: Hardap Region, April 2003
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The Genealogy of the Kai5khaun (Red Nation) Chiefs of Hoachanas: Since Chief !Hoëb 5Oasmab: Old Cemetry: Hardap
Region, April 2003
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The Grave of Noach Tsaib Tsaib, Success or of
Chief !Hoëb 5Oasmab (alias Fritz Lazarus 5Oaseb) of Hoachanas: Old Cemetry: Hardap Region, April
2003
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Memorial for the Gross Nabas Battle between Germans and Witbooi
Nama: 02.-04.01.1905: Auob Valley: Hardap Region, April 2003
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The Auob Valley: Main Road 33: Between Stampriet and Gochas:
Hardap Region, April 2003
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Missionary Grave: Heinrich Friedrich Gottlieb Rust: Auob Valley:
Gochas: Hardap Region, April 2003
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German War Cemetry at Gochas: Reflecting the many Battles and
Skirmishes between 1904 and 1908, between Germans and Nama (mainly Witbooi Nama under
Hendrik Witbooi (until 1905) and Fransman Nama (!Khara-khoen) under Simon
Koper (until 1908)): Hardap Region, April 2003
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German War Cemetry at Gochas: Reflecting the first Skirmishes of
the Nama War at Gochas and Schürfpenz: between Germans and Witbooi Nama: October 1904:
Hardap Region, April 2003
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German War Cemetry at Gochas: Reflecting the Gross Nabas Battle
between Germans and Witbooi Nama: 02.-04.01.1905: Hardap Region, April 2003
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German War Cemetry at Gochas: Reflecting the Skirmish of
Haruchas between Germans and Witbooi Nama: 03.01.1905: Hardap Region, April 2003
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German War Cemetry at Gochas: Reflecting the Skirmish of
Urikuribis: 28.01.1905
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German War Cemetry at Gochas: Reflecting the Skirmish of Klein
Nabis: 04.03.1905
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German War Cemetry at Gochas: Reflecting the Skirmish of Kowes:
17.05.1905
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German War Cemetry at Gochas: Reflecting the Battle of Seatsub
in British Bechuanaland between Germans and the Fransman Nama
(!Khara-khoen) under Simon Koper: 16.03.1908
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German War Cemetry at Gochas: The War between Germany and the
Nama continued until 1912/13 (Mostly with the surviving Followers of Simon Koper and Jakob
Marengo)
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The German War Memorial at Haruchas: Reflecting the Skirmish
of Haruchas: 03.01.1905
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Main Road 33: Gochas-Mata Mata: South of Haruchas:
Hardap Region, April 2003
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FROM THE KHOMAS HOCHLAND TO OTJIMBINGWE
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Blue Wildebeest on the Farm Augeigas (Daan Viljoen Wildlife
Resort) west of Windhoek in the Khomas Hochland, February 1975
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Alexander Dierks, Katrin Dierks-Lecomte and Susanne Hipp née
Dierks on the Farm Augeigas (Daan Viljoen Wildlife Resort) in the Khomas Region,
February1975
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The Ruin of the Manager's House of the Liebig's Extract of Meat
Company Ltd. of 1907 at Heusis (Neu Heusis) in the Khomas Hochland, October 2004
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The Ruin of the "Kurt von Francois Fortress" which was
established in January 1890 to protect the Road from Otjimbingwe via Tsaobis to the new
Capital of German South West Africa (Windhoek) at Heusis (Alt Heusis) in the Khomas
Hochland, October 2004
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View from the Ruin of the "Kurt von Francois Fortress"
to the West with Main Road 52 from Windhoek to Swakopmund via the Bosua Pass, at Heusis
(Alt Heusis) in the Khomas Hochland, October 2004
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View from the Ruin of the "Kurt von Francois Fortress"
to the North with the German Horse Stables in the Background, at Heusis (Alt Heusis) in
the Khomas Hochland, October 2004
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District Road 1958 between Khomaskop and Westfalenhof in
the Khomas Hochland, December 2001
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District Road 1958 between Baumgartsbrunn (Main Road 52) and
Khomaskop in the Khomas Hochland: View to the South, October 2004
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District Road 1958 between Khomaskop and
Westfalenhof in the Khomas Hochland: View to the North (Swakop Valley), October 2004
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District Road 1958 between Westfalenhof and
Wilhelmstal, Erongo Region, December 2001
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District Road 1972 between Wilhelmstal and Otjimbingwe: View to
the West, Erongo Region, October 2004
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District Road 1953 at Otjimbingwe: View to the South, Erongo
Region, October 2004
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Otjimbingwe in the Swakop Valley, Erongo Region, May 1971
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Otjimbingwe in the Swakop Valley: The first Rhenish Missionary
working in Otjimbingwe in 1849 was Johannes Rath
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Eduard Hälbich established a successful Trading
Company at Otjimbingwe in 1864. The left Photo shows the Hälbich Store and the right one
the "Powder Magazine" which was erected in 1872 by Hälbich as
a Protection Tower in Periods of Unrest
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The Graves of the Rhenish Missionary Franz
Heinrich Kleinschmidt and his Wife Hanna, née Schmelen at Otjimbingwe
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NORTH OF WINDHOEK (OTJIHAVERA)
Square-lipped White Rhinos on the Okapuka Game Ranch near
Windhoek
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Nostalgic Steam Traction in Namibia (TransNamib)(Union Limited
Steam Rail): Two 19D Steam Locomotives by TransNet (South Africa): Station Otjihavera
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FROM WINDHOEK VIA THE KUPFERBERG TO THE SOSSUSVLEY AND DUWISIB CASTLE
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Main Road 49: Kupferberg Pass in the Khomas Region, August 2002
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Main Road 49: Kupferberg Pass in the Khomas Region, November
2002
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District Road 1265 between Göllschau and
Nauchas, Khomas Region
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Main Road 49: Gamsberg Pass in the Khomas Region, 1975
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North of Solitaire: View to the East in Direction Remhoogte
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Spreetshoogte Pass: District Road 1275: Nauchas-Solitaire: 1974
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Spreetshoogte Pass: District Road 1275: Nauchas-Solitaire:
August 2002
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District Road 1275: below the Spreetshoogte Pass: August 2002
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District Road 1275: Gecko Lodge: August 2002
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Trunk Road 14/2: In the Naukluft Mountains
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Main Road 36: Solitaire-Zaris Mountains Pass: With Naukluft
Mountains in the Background
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Main Road 36: Images between Solitaire and Sossus Vley
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District Road 827: Between Zaris and Wereldsend (World's End)
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Sesriem Wildlife Resort Camp: View to the East: Naukluft/Zaris
Mountains
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Tsauchab Canyon at Sesriem (Six Fathoms deep): View to the East:
To the Zaris Mountains: Hardap Region
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Tsauchab Canyon at Sesriem: View to the West: To the Sossus Vley
Sand Dunes: Hardap Region
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Tsauchab Canyon at Sesriem: The Gorge: Hardap Region
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Sossus Vley from a DC 3: 1975: Flight from Windhoek to
Lüderitz:
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Tsauchab Valley: Entrance into Sossus Vley: November 2002
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Images from the Sossus Vley: November 2002: Hardap Region
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!Nara Fruit in the Sossus Vley: Staple Food for many Nama
Communities
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View from the Sossus Vley Dunes to the East: Direction Zaris
Mountains: November 2002
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Aerial View between the Zaris Mountains and Duwisib: View to the
West: January 2003
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Aerial View on the Duwisib Castle: View to the West: Castle to
be seen in the right below Corner: January 2003
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Duwisib Castle: built by Hans-Heinrich von Wolf 1909: south-west
of Maltahöhe: Hardap Region
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FROM KUB AT THE FISH RIVER TO GIBEON AND FROM THERE TO HELMERINGHAUSEN (KARAS REGION) AND TO ASAB
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The German Police Station at Kub at the Upper Fish River near
Kalkrand: Hardap Region
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War Graves of German Soldiers fallen in the various Battles
against Hendrik Witbooi in the Nama-German Resistance War 1904/1905 at Kub: Hardap Region
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Graves of the Witbooi Dynasty at the Gibeon Cemetery: Hardap
Region
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War Graves of German and South African Soldiers fallen in World
War I in the Battles around Gibeon: April 1915: Gibeon Station Cemetery: Hardap Region
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Gibeon, founded by Rhenish Missionary Jacob Knauer in 1863 with
Rhenish Church: Hardap Region
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District Road 1089 from Gibeon to Helmeringhausen: View to the
West: Pass through the Schwarzrand: Hardap Region
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District Road 414 to Helmeringhausen: View to the West (left)
and View to the East (right): Pass through the Schwarzrand: Karas Region
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Railway Bridge: Asab River: Hardap Region
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