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  2. Okahandja railway station - Wikipedia

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    Okahandja railway station is a railway station serving the town of Okahandja in Namibia. It is part of the TransNamib Railway. Okahandja is situated on the Windhoek—Swakopmund line, built in 1902 during Imperial Germany's colonial rule of German South West Africa. In 1914 this line was extended to Walvis Bay. [1]

  3. Okahandja - Wikipedia

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    Okahandja is a city [3] of 45,159 inhabitants in Otjozondjupa Region, central Namibia, and the district capital of the Okahandja electoral constituency. It is known as the Garden Town of Namibia . It is located 70 km north of Windhoek on the B1 road .

  4. List of buildings and structures in Namibia - Wikipedia

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    8 Railway stations. 9 Sports venues. 10 Schools. 11 References. ... Swakoppoort Dam near Okahandja; Tilda Viljoen Dam near Gobabis [1] Government. State House of Namibia;

  5. Rail transport in Namibia - Wikipedia

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    The Otavibahn was the longest 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) gauge railway in the world at its time of construction. [12] 119 kilometres (74 mi) a 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) industrial line linking Kolmanskop with Bogenfels, completed 1913. [2] This was the only rail link in Namibia ever electrified. The rail track does not exist anymore.

  6. Gross Barmen - Wikipedia

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    Gross Barmen (German: Groß Barmen) is a historic settlement and a recreational spa on the Swakop River in central Namibia, north of Windhoek.It is situated on the District Road 1972, 25 km south-west of Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa Region.

  7. TransNamib - Wikipedia

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    A first local railway was constructed in 1895 by the Damaraland Guano Company for commercial purposes. The first public railway, and the core of the present system, was constructed by the German colonial government.

  8. Karibib - Wikipedia

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    Karibib is situated on the B2 national road (Walvis Bay–Okahandja) close to the branch-off of the C33 to Otjiwarongo.About 1,000 trucks per day pass the town. [5]Karibib is connected to the TransNamib railway network; Karibib Railway Station is situated downtown.

  9. Otjozondjupa Region - Wikipedia

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    Otjiwarongo, Grootfontein, Otavi, and Okahandja are linked by rail and by the main B1 and B8 trunk roads running from south to north. Communication systems in these areas are also of a high standard. The farming activities of Okahandja and Otjiwarongo are homogeneous as these parts are well known for cattle farming. The Otavi and Grootfontein ...