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Tourist Spot Attractions In Oshikoto Region

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Oshikoto is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, named after Lake Otjikoto near its former capital Tsumeb. The capital of Oshikoto is Omuthiya. The northern part of the region is agricultural, whereas the main economic activities in the southern part are cattle rearing and mining. The two areas have important cultural and historical links in that the Ndonga people have extracted copper at Tsumeb since the earliest times in order to make rings and tools. Oshikoto is one of only three regions without either a shoreline or a foreign border. It borders the following regions: Ohangwena - north Kavango - east Otjozondjupa - southeast Kunene - southwest Os...
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  • 1. Okaukuejo waterhole Etosha National Park
    Okaukuejo is the administrative center for the Etosha National Park in Namibia. It is approximately 650 km from the capital Windhoek. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of around 350 millimetres , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season 676 millimetres were measured.Originally the western end of the Red Line, a veterinary control demarcation established in 1896, and the site of a German fort built in 1901, Okaukuejo now houses the Etosha Ecological Institute, founded in 1974; the round watchtower is a remnant of the fort. A major draw for tourists is the permanent waterhole, illuminated at night, which draws all types of wildlife, including elephants, lions and black rhinoceros, particularly during the lengthy dry season. The Namibian National Park Service also maintains...
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