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Money Talks Extreme Sports Travel Guide presents: Namibia/ Safari/Swakopmund City

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa whose western border is the washing Atlantic Ocean. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the east, and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990 following the Namibian War of Independence.. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek.

For many years it was known only as South West Africa, but it adopted the name Namibia, after the Namib Desert. It is the second most sparsely populated country in the world, after Mongolia.

The dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by Bushmen, Damara, Namaqua, and since about the 14th century AD, by immigrating Bantu who came with the Bantu expansion. It was visited by the British and Dutch missionaries during the late 18th century, but became a German protectorate in 1884. In 1920, the League of Nations mandated the country to South Africa, which imposed their laws and apartheid policy. Namibia obtained full independence from South Africa in 1990.

Namibia has a population of 1.8 million people.

While hinting in Namibia it’s necessary to remember about the price list of animal trophies/ Antelope trophies available in Namibia for the time on:

Antelopes: Price (Euro)

Eland………………………………1605

Kudu………………………………..642

Oryx………………………………..535

Wildebeest (Gnu)

Blue ………………………………..856

Black ……………………………..1070

Hartebeest………………………..535

Blesbuck………………………….481

Springbuck………………………267

Impala…………………………….588

Steenbuck………………………..214

Waterbuck………………………2675

Duiker……………………………..214

Money Talks Extreme Sports Ravel Guide welcomes you as well to get acquainted with the most know touristic attraction here in Namibia- Swakopmund City

Swakopmund City is a city on the Atlantic coast of northwestern Namibia, 280 km (175 miles) west of Windhoek, Namibia’s capital. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. As a seaside resort, the weather is cooler here in December to January (Namibia’s summer months) so the territorial administration moves to Swakopmund for these months.

Swakopmund is a beach resort and an example of German colonial architecture. It was founded in 1892 as the main harbour for German South-West Africa.

Buildings in the city include the Altes Gefangnisprison prison, designed by Heinrich Bause in 1909. The Wörmannhaus, built in 1906 with a prominent tower, is now a public library.

Swakopmund was founded in 1892, two years later than Windhoek, by Captain Curt von Francois. It was intended to be the main harbour of German South-West Africa.

On 4 August 1892 the crew of a gunboat named Hyäne erected two beacons on a large dune, probably in the vicinity of the present lighthouse. This is regarded as the founding date of Swakopmund.

Swakopmund quickly became the main port for imports and exports for the whole territory, and was one of six towns which received municipal status in 1909. Many government offices for German South-West Africa had offices in Swakopmund.

It is worth knowig that the discovery of uranium at Rossing, 70 km (43 mi) outside the town, led to the development of the world’s largest opencast uranium mine. This had an enormous impact on all facets of life in Swakopmund which necessitated expansion of the infrastructure of the town to make it into one of the most modern in Namibia.