Roads in Namibia
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Roads in Namibia link most areas of the country, although most are gravelled rather than tarred. Major roads are denoted national routes and numbered, with a prefix "B":
Less important roads are given a two-digit number, with a prefix "C", and minor roads are given a three- or four-digit number, with a prefix "D".
- B1 roadB1 road (Namibia)The B1 is one of the most important roads in Namibia, passing through the centre of the country in a north-south direction. It connects Noordoewer on the South African border with Oshikango in the north on the Angolan border...
: (AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
) - Ondangwa - TsumebTsumebTsumeb is a city of 15,000 inhabitants and the largest town in Oshikoto region in northern Namibia. Tsumeb is the home of the world-famous Tsumeb mine, and the "gateway to the north" of Namibia. It is the closest town to the Etosha National Park...
- OtaviOtaviOtavi is a town of 4,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of central Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otavi electoral constituency. Most of the area is dolomitic and the district was in the past renowned for its mineral wealth...
- OtjiwarongoOtjiwarongoOtjiwarongo is a city of 20,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency and also the capital of Otjozondjupa....
- OkahandjaOkahandjaOkahandja is a town of 14,000 inhabitants in Otjozondjupa Region, central Namibia, and the district capital of the Okahandja electoral constituency. It is known as the Garden Town of Namibia. It is located 70km north of Windhoek on the B1 road...
- WindhoekWindhoekWindhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
- Reheboth - MarientalMariental-settlements:*Mariental, Germany, in the district of Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany*Mariental, Namibia, in the Hardap Region, Namibia-other places:*Mariental, a valley near the Katzenbuckel located in Elztal, Germany...
- KeetmanshoopKeetmanshoopKeetmanshoop is a city in Karas Region, southern Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Upington in South Africa. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and founder of the city....
- NoordoewerNoordoewerNoordoewer is a town in southern Namibia. Its name means 'North Bank' in Afrikaans, in reference to the north bank of the Orange River, on which it is located...
- (South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
) - B2 roadB2 road (Namibia)The B2 is a major road in Namibia. The highway runs east-west between the major sea port of Walvis Bay and the nation's capital Windhoek....
(Trans Caprivi Highway): OkahandjaOkahandjaOkahandja is a town of 14,000 inhabitants in Otjozondjupa Region, central Namibia, and the district capital of the Okahandja electoral constituency. It is known as the Garden Town of Namibia. It is located 70km north of Windhoek on the B1 road...
- Karibib - SwakopmundSwakopmundSwakopmund is a city on the coast of northwestern Namibia, west of Windhoek, Namibia's capital. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. As a seaside resort, the weather is cooler here in December to January so the territorial administration moves to Swakopmund for these months...
- Walvis BayWalvis BayWalvis Bay , is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies... - B3 roadB3 road (Namibia)The B3 is a national highway of Namibia. It passes through the Karas Region of Namibia in the south for 160 kilometres, connecting Nakop near South Africa to the B1 at Grünau.-References:*http://www.hentiesbaytourism.com/touristinfo.htm...
: GrünauGrünau-Places:Austria* Grünau im Almtal, a gemeinde in the bezirk of Gmunden, Oberösterreich* Hofstetten-Grünau, a marktgemeinde in the bezirk of Sankt Pölten-Land, NiederösterreichGermany...
- AriamsvleiAriamsvleiAriamsvlei is a small border post between Namibia and South Africa, located 70 km east of Karasburg on the national road B3. It lies at 804 metres above sea level. The border post on the South African side is called Nakop....
- NakopNakopNakop is a small town and border post in southeastern Namibia, on its border with South Africa. It lies ten kilometres north of the Orange River....
- (South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
) - B4 roadB4 road (Namibia)The B4 is a national highway of Namibia. It passes through the Karas Region of Namibia in the south-west in a West-East direction for 330 kilometres, connecting Lüderitz on the coast to Keetmanshoop....
: KeetmanshoopKeetmanshoopKeetmanshoop is a city in Karas Region, southern Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Upington in South Africa. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and founder of the city....
- LüderitzLüderitzLüderitz is a harbour town in south-west Namibia, lying on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island.- Overview :... - B6 roadB6 road (Namibia)The B6 is a national highway of eastern-central Namibia. It is part of the Trans Kalahari highway route, with a length of 290 kilometres and connects Windhoek with Botswana....
(Trans Kalahari Highway): WindhoekWindhoekWindhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
- GobabisGobabisGobabis is a town in eastern Namibia. It is the regional capital of the Omaheke Region, and the district capital of the Gobabis electoral constituency. Gobabis is situated down the B6 motorway from Windhoek to Botswana. The town is from the Buitepos border post with Botswana, and serves as an... - B8 roadB8 road (Namibia)The B8 road often known as the Golden Highway is one of the national highways of Namibia. It leads from the capital Windhoek to the Caprivi Strip, in the Otavi triangle....
(Trans Caprivi and Trans Calahari Highway): OtaviOtaviOtavi is a town of 4,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of central Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otavi electoral constituency. Most of the area is dolomitic and the district was in the past renowned for its mineral wealth...
- GrootfonteinGrootfonteinGrootfontein is a city of 14,200 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of central Namibia. It is one of the three towns in the Otavi Triangle, situated on the B8 national road that leads from Windhoek to the Caprivi Strip...
- RunduRunduRundu is the capital of the Kavango Region, northern Namibia, on the border with Angola on the banks of the Okavango River about 1000 m above sea level. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured.Rundu grows rapidly...
- Katima MuliloKatima MuliloKatima Mulilo is the capital of the Caprivi Strip, Namibia's far north–east extension into central Southern Africa. It comprises two electoral constituencies, Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban...
- (BotswanaBotswanaBotswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
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Less important roads are given a two-digit number, with a prefix "C", and minor roads are given a three- or four-digit number, with a prefix "D".