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Franz Adolf Eduard Lüderitz (16 July 1834 – end of October 1886) was a German merchant and the founder of German South West Africa, Imperial Germany's first colony. The coastal town of Lüderitz , located in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia , is named after him.
The first stock exchange in Namibia was founded in Lüderitz (previously known as the Lüderitz Stock Exchange). It opened at the start of the 1900s as a result of the diamond rush, which brought hundreds of prospectors to the desert, who then built settlements in the area. After a few years, the old exchange closed when the diamond rush ended ...
Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It lies on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It lies on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island .
ǃNamiǂNûs ([ᵑǃa.mi.ᵑǂũ̀ṹs]; until 2013 Lüderitz) is an electoral constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. It covers an area of 48,271 km 2 (18,638 sq mi) and contains the major town of Lüderitz , after which the constituency was originally named.
Lüderitz is located approximately 341 kilometres (212 mi) west of Keetmanshoop, the regional headquarters and nearest large city. [5] This is about 700 kilometres (435 mi) southwest of Windhoek, the capital and largest city in the country. [6] Lüderitz is a harbor town along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in southwest Namibia. [1]
The main railway line and two main trunk roads give access to South Africa. Keetmanshoop is considered as the capital of the south and has direct air, railway, and road links with Windhoek. Its airport is of international standards and suitable for international air traffic. There is an airfield at Kolmanskop near Lüderitz.
Heinrich Vogelsang (Bremen, 17 March 1862 – Bremen, 25 May 1914) [1] was a German merchant and explorer, who led the first expedition of Adolf Lüderitz to Angra Pequena, German South West Africa (today Lüderitz Bay, Namibia) in 1883.
The power station is located near the town of Lüderitz, in the Karas Region of Namibia. Lüderitz is located approximately 341 kilometres (212 mi) west of Keetmanshoop, the regional headquarters and nearest large city. [3] This is about 700 kilometres (435 mi) southwest of Windhoek, the capital and largest city in the country. [4]