Where is Berseba, Karas located?

Berseba is located in Karas, Namibia, at approximate coordinates -25.9975°, 17.7694°.

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Berseba

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Berseba

Elevation3041 m

Coordinates-26.00°, 17.77°

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Elevation

3041 m

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Overview

Berseba is a village in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It is situated near the Brukkaros Mountain, a famous tourist destination. Berseba had 992 inhabitants in 2023.

History & geography

History

The first people to permanently settle at this place, then known under its Khoikhoi name ǃAutsawises, were a group of Oorlam herder clans from the Cape Province, driven across the Orange River by encroaching European settlers and the law enforcement of the Dutch East India Company. They arrived in the area of Berseba in 1812. In 1850 their patriarch Paul Goliath established himself as independent leader of this community that subsequently became known as the "Berseba Oorlam" (). The foundation of Berseba is recorded on 17 October 1850 when Rhenish Missionary Samuel Hahn founded the missionary station and gave it a biblically inspired name. In 1857 a church was built.

Geography

Berseba is situated north-west of Keetmanshoop near the Brukkaros Mountain, a famous tourist destination. It is the district capital of the Berseba electoral constituency.

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