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Hosea Kutako International Airport (also known as HKIA) (IATA: WDH, ICAO: FYWH) is the main international airport of Namibia, serving the capital city Windhoek. Located 45 km (28 mi) to the east of the city, it is Namibia's largest airport with international connections. From its founding in 1965 to the independence of Namibia in 1990, it was ...
280 (March 2020) [2] Website. westair.com.na. Westair Aviation Limited is a Namibian aviation service provider [3] and airline offering scheduled passenger services under the FlyNamibia brand as well as cargo and Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) services [4][5] based at Eros Airport in Windhoek.
Windhoek (/ ˈwɪndhʊk /, Afrikaans: [ˈvəntɦuk] ⓘ; German: Windhuk [ˈvɪnthʊk] ⓘ; Khoekhoe: ǀAi-ǁGams; Otjiherero: Otjomuise) 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.
Namibia (/ n ə ˈ m ɪ b i ə / ⓘ, / n æ ˈ-/), [15] [16] officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean.It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south.
The National Theatre promotes the development, conservation and maintenance of dramatic arts in Namibia. Previously known as the Arts Theatre (1960) and the ‘Windhoek Teater’ (1973) renovated in March 1973, the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) was established 25 August 1989 with the objectives of presenting, producing, managing performing ...
In 2012 it moved to Windhoek and became part of the Windhoek Show. Except a one-time stint at the Grootfontein Show in 2014 it is now held annually in Windhoek. [4] Today the area around Okamatapati is a conservancy of 3,096 square kilometres (1,195 sq mi) that has been established in 2005. In 2016 it had a population of 1,899 people.
The Alte Feste is the oldest surviving building in the city which subsequently developed around it. After the World War I German surrender in South West Africa, Windhoek was occupied by the South African Army [ 3] in March 1915. The Alte Feste now served as military headquarters for the South African Union troops.
Parliament Building, Windhoek. / -22.5666; 17.0893. The Parliament Building, Windhoek, also known as the Tintenpalast ( German for Ink Palace ), is the seat of both houses of the Parliament of Namibia (the National Council and the National Assembly ). It is located in the Namibian capital of Windhoek . The Tintenpalast, which is located just ...