| Okonjima | |
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 Okonjima's location in Namibia | |
| Location | Namibia |
| Coordinates | 20°51′32″S16°38′35″E / 20.85889°S 16.64306°E |
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Okonjima (Herero: place of the baboons) is a nature reserve within Waterberg Plateau Park and the Omboroko Mountains of Namibia.
Okonjima is home to the Africat Foundation, a non-profit organisation for the long-term conservation of Namibia’s large carnivores and other endangered species. [1]
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