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Overview
Quick Facts: North
- Nearly 43% of Namibia's total population lives in this area of Namibia
- The northern part of Namibia can be subdivided into the four regions: Oshikoto, Oshana, Omusati and Ohangwena
- Oshanas and Lake Oponono
- Towns: Ondangwa and Oshakati
- Nakambale Museum
- The King Nehale Gate is the gate nearby the Andoni waterhole in the north-east of the Etosha National Park
- Ongulumbashe Monument
- Ruacana Waterfalls
- Famous Baobab trees can be found here
- Uutapi's special feature is the 'Ombalantu Baobab'; this enormous hollowed trunk has been a post office and a chapel
- Tsandi Royal Homestead
Introducing North
Namibia's northern region between the Etosha National Park and the Angolan border is very unique and different from the other areas of Namibia. The northern part of Namibia is flat, green and alive with people. The ground here is mostly sand, rocks and stones not very common.
The many elongated depressions which dissect the plain and fill up with water during the rainy season are called Oshanas. Trees found in the northern part of Namibia are the Makalani palms, the Mopane forests in the northwest and the magnificent Baobabs trees. The northern region of Namibia is at its most beautiful during the wet season which is between October and April. 'Rainy season' is slightly misleading, though.
Since Namibia's independence in 1990, the northern region is subdivided into the four areas called Oshikoto, Oshana, Omusati and Ohangwena. Almost 43% of Namibia's total population lives in this area.
King Nehale Gate
The King Nehale Gate is the gate nearby the Andoni waterhole in the north-east of the Etosha National Park. This gate to the Etosha National Park is named after King Nehale Lya Mpingana whose warriors attacked Fort Namutoni in January 1904 and forced the small Schutztruppe garrison to flee. For travellers planning to travel to Namibia's far north from Namutoni, Etosha's King Nehale Gate saves a 100-km-drive around Etosha's eastern border.
Nakambale Museum
In 1871 the Finnish Mission Society established a mission station at Olukonda, situated today about 10 km south of Ondangwa. Missionary Martti Rautanen had translated the bible into the Ndonga language and in 1889 built the first church in the area. His house, built in 1893, and the church were renovated in the early nineties with financial aid from the Finnish government. Both buildings have been declared national monuments.
Ondangwa and Oshakati
The two Namibian towns of Ondangwa and Oshakati have almost grown into one during the past years. One can find modern shopping centres, banks, hotels and even soccer stadiums here. The character of the towns are preserved by the numerous stands and road-side kitchens which line the streets and by the markets which offer a great variety. Oshakati is the administrative centre of the Oshana Region.
Oshanas and Lake Oponono
The Oshana system in Namibia covers a vast area in the central northern area. The main route crosses the area from southeast to northwest. The Oshana system is also referred to as the Cuvelai system after its most important tributary. It starts in the rainy Angolan Highlands and ends in the Etosha Pan, Namibia.
But only every two or three years it happens that the floodwaters indeed make it all the way through the Omadhija Lakes and the seasonal Ekuma River to reach the Etosha National Park. The largest of the Omadhija Lakes is Lake Oponono. Lake Oponono is not easy to reach as it is surrounded by a maze of paths and passages. The only other water system in Namibia which is similar to the Omadhija Lakes is Lake Liambesi in the Caprivi.
Ongulumbashe Monument
The Ongulumbashe Monument is a reminder of the first violent clashes between the liberation movement and the South African police in 1966. From Tsandi it is a 15-minute-drive to Ongulumbashe.
Baobab Trees
The magnificent Baobab trees in the vicinity of Tsandi are well known. The hollow trunk of 'King Nashilongo's Baobab' was used as an 'office' by that king. 'Sir Howard's Baobab' is a particularly large specimen, named in honour of the first South African administrator who visited the area in 1916.
Ruacana Falls
A few kilometres west of Ruacana the highland of Ovambo drops very steep. This stretch of the road is especially nice in the early morning light, with the huge water surface of the dammed-up Kunene glittering on the right hand side. The Ruacana Falls are about 120 m deep and 700 m wide. Today, water spills over the falls only after particularly good rains, when the sluice gates are opened. Otherwise the water is fed through the turbines of the hydroelectric power station. Technically-minded visitors can go for a tour of the power station.
Tsandi Royal Homestead
Seven traditional 'kingdoms' with highly regarded leaders continue to exist in northern region of Namibia. One of them is the Uukwaluudhi Empire led by King Shikongo Josea Taapopi. The King's former homestead in the vicinity of Tsandi is open to visitors. Taapopi himself lives quite close in a solid house of stone.
