Kaokoland ( Kaokolánd, Kaokoveld ) is an arid region in northwestern Namibia with an area of about 50,000 km². Kaokolend borders the western side of the Skeleton Coast . In the north, he meets the Kunene River (which crosses the province of Angola , referred to by the name of the river Kunene on its way) [1] . On the way of the river there is Epupa Falls . Kunene also passes through the city of Ruakana , located in Ovamboland (now the Omusati region) in the south of Damaraland . In Kaokolend it is impossible to engage in agriculture, since less than 350 mm of rain falls there annually. The Himba and Herero tribes living here are engaged in hunting, gathering and animal husbandry.
| Former Bantustan of South West Africa | |
| Kaokolend | |
|---|---|
| English Kaokolánd, Kaokoveld | |
| A country |  Namibia |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 |
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Fauna Kaokolenda
Kaokolend is known for its wildlife population, which poaching in the 1970s caused substantial damage. There are rare animals in Kaokolend, such as the black rhinoceros , oryx antelope , mountain zebra , and savannah . Scientists are still arguing: whether the shroud elephant from Kaokolenda is an independent subspecies or is it an ordinary shroud elephant adapted to the conditions of Kaokolend. In any case, the behavior of savannah elephants in Kaokolend is different from the behavior of their relatives in other parts of Africa . The inaccessibility of the region and, on the other hand, the fight against poaching have led to a significant increase in the population of savannah elephants in Kaokolend.
In some places, the losses caused by elephants are a great damage to the lives of other inhabitants of Kaokolend. For example, excessive elephant eating of leaves leads to a reduction in edible resources for rhinos or other animals living there.
Transport Infrastructure
The transport and technical infrastructure of the region is underdeveloped, so you can travel there either on foot or on an all-wheel drive car (that is, on all-wheel drive vehicles) with a GPS navigator (the kind of movement by plane is not excluded). For example, driving a Zyls-Pass minibus is considered there to be a “higher school of driving” - even for experts it is very difficult to drive it through the territory of Kaokolend. [2]
Gallery
Himba women in Kaokoland in northwestern Namibia
Herero women in Kaokoland in northwestern Namibia
Van Zyl´s Pass minibus test in Kaokolend
Notes
- ↑ voy: Kaokolend Borders of Kaokolend
- ↑ Travel in Namibia by car