Rehoboth is a town in central Namibia just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. Located 90 kilometres south of the Namibian capital Windhoek, Rehoboth lies on a high elevation plateau with several natural hot-water springs. It receives sparse mean annual rainfall of 240 millimetres (9.4 in), although in the 2010/2011 rainy season a record 731 millimetres (28.8 in) were measured. In 2005, it had a population of 21,378 later increased to 28,843 in 2011, according to the 2011 Namibian Population and Housing Census. In 2023, it had increased further to 40,788 people.
Aerial view of Rehoboth (2017)
Stamps for German South West Africa postmarked Rehoboth 1901
Kai ǀGarub (traditional regnal title [Great Leopard]) Chief Hans Eichab of the ǃAinîn Traditional Community of the ǂAixa (Copper beaded) clan of the ǀGôakōsema Great House from the Garise royal lineage.
Rehoboth in 1908
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which was 486,169 in 2023, is constantly growing due to a continued migration from other regions in Namibia.
Image: Windhoek 269058 1920
Image: Eglise luthérienne de Windhoek (1)
Image: Windhuk Independence Memorial Museum Blick auf den Tintenpalast 6
Image: Laika ac New State House (8406704947)