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In Swakopmund all harbour activities ceased, central government services disappeared, and the jetty became a pedestrian walkway. Businesses closed down, the number of inhabitants diminished, and the town fell into decline. [9] However, Swakopmund had been guaranteed a lifeline in a 1923 treaty in London negotiating the aftermath of World War I.
Walvis Bay, fully incorporated into the Erongo Region in 1994, is the principal home of Namibia's fishing industry. Walvis Bay also boasts the only deep sea port and is the second largest town in the country. Swakopmund and Langstrand are popular beach resorts; Arandis supports mining industry and Swakopmund boasts manufacturing.
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The Swakopmund–Windhoek line was a main 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) narrow-gauge railway line in Namibia. It was built in 1897 and operated until 1990 when the route name was changed. Today the route via Swakopmund to Walvis Bay operates under the name of Windhoek–Kranzberg railway and the Kranzberg–Walvis Bay railway.
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After its arrival in Swakopmund, it was transported by train to Windhoek. [1] The plinth is 5 metres (16 ft) tall and consists of approximately 180 granite rocks from Okahandja . [ 2 ] It has a plaque mounted on it that remembers the German soldiers and civilians that died in the Herero and Namaqua War of 1904–1907, as well as in the Kalahari ...