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Elim (Namibia)

Elim is a village in the north-east of the Republic of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Elim Constituency in the administrative Omusati Region. It is situated in a formerly forested area that has largely been converted into agricultural grassland.

Namibia republic in southern Africa

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean; it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.

Elim Constituency Constituency in Omusati region, northern Namibia

Elim Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It has 15,210 inhabitants, its district capital is the settlement of Elim.

Omusati Region Region in Namibia

Omusati region is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Outapi. The region's name Omusati, comes from the Oshiwamo word 'omusati' which means 'Mopane'. Mopani tree is the dominant species in the region; the Makalani palms decrease rapidly westwards from the border with Oshana region. The change in vegetation type reflects ecological conditions forming a natural boundary between the two regions.

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Elim is the centre of the Uukwambi traditional authority. The Monument for the Uukwambi Kings, erected at the site of the grave and the remains of the homestead of king Nuuyoma, [1] the sixteenth king of the Uukwambi, [2] is situated here.

Uukwambi is a traditional kingdom of the Ovambo people in what is today northern Namibia. Its capital is Elim.

History

Elim was founded as a Finnish missionary station on 18 July 1870. [2] Gradually, administration of the Lutheran parishes in Ovamboland was transferred from the Finnish missionaries to native ministers. Elim was one of eight such parishes and as such an important site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia. [3]

Missionary member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism

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Ovamboland former bantustan in South-West Africa (now Namibia)

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Because of this it has a well-developed infrastructure, including a clinic, church, constituency head office, community hall, mobile antenna, its own water supply, several shebeens, a 'China shop', a small grocery store and some schools, such as the Naango Junior Primary School, Elim Senior Primary and Ashipala Senior Secondary School. Coinciding with the collection of pensions once a month a market is held.

Shebeen

A shebeen was originally an illicit bar or club where excisable alcoholic beverages were sold without a licence. The term has spread far from its origins in Ireland, to Scotland, Canada, the United States, England, Zimbabwe, the English-speaking Caribbean, Namibia, Malawi, and South Africa. In modern South Africa, many "shebeens" are now fully legal. The word derives from the Irish síbín, meaning 'illicit whiskey'.

Transport

There is one main gravel road which cuts through Elim joining Oshikuku (on the Uutapi Main Road from Oshakati) to Ondalaye-ya-Elim (Okahao Main Road from Oshakati).

Oshikuku Town in Omusati Region, Namibia

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Oshakati town in Oshana Region, Namibia

Oshakati is a town of 37,000 inhabitants in the Oshana Region of Namibia. It is the regional capital and was officially founded in July 1966. The city was used as a base of operations by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the South African Border War.

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Albin Savola was a Finnish priest and missionary, who served as the first Finnish missionary Martti Rautanen, a close colleague in Ovamboland and published literature in oshindonga language.

References

  1. ↑ "MuAfrica organised tours". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
  2. 1 2 Klaus Dierks. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1870" . Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  3. ↑ Veijo Notkola, Ian M. Timaeus and Harri Siiskonen. "Mortality Transition in the Ovamboland Region of Namibia, 1930-1990". 54: 153–167. JSTOR   2584657.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Coordinates: 17°42′57″S15°28′53″E / 17.71583°S 15.48139°E / -17.71583; 15.48139

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