Nakop (Q493499)

matcher place: Kai !Garib Local Municipality (relation 82048)
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English Wikipedia categories: Namibia–South Africa border crossings, Populated places in the Kai !Garib Local Municipality

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Nakop is a small town and border post in northwestern South Africa on its border with Namibia. It lies ten kilometres north of the Orange River. In August 1914, the town was the site of the first conflict between German and South African troops in World War I over control of German South West Africa.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Nakop is een van die grensposte tussen Suid-Afrika en Namibië. Dit lê op die N10 nasionale pad in die rigting van Ariamsvlei en Karasburg in Namibië. Dit is 2 km oos van die werklike grens en 10 km van Ariamsvlei. Nakop lê 138 km noordwes van Upington en 134 km oos van Karasburg. Die Nakop-grenspos is heeljaar en 24-uur oop. Aan die Namibiese kant is die grenspos aan die oostekant van die dorp Ariamsvlei op die pad B3.

Wikidata location: -28.0919, 20.0100 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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town (Q3957)

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Populated places in the Kai !Garib Local Municipality

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