Leonardville
Naosanabis Wesley Vale | |
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 Bird's eye view of Leonardville (October 2015) | |
  Leonardville Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 23°30′S 18°48′E / 23.500°S 18.800°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Omaheke Region |
| Constituency | Aminuis Constituency |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Climate | BWh |
Leonardville is a village in eastern Namibia, situated on the Nossob River in the south-western corner of the Omaheke Region. It belongs to the Aminuis electoral constituency.[1]
Leonardville was the main settlement of the Khaiǁkhaun (Khauas Nama) subtribe of the Oorlam people until their military defeat against Imperial Germany's Schutztruppe soldiers in 1894 and 1896.[2]
- ^ Mauku, Iuze (23 November 2010). "Presidential Affairs Minister visits Leonardville". Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Shiremo, Shampapi (14 January 2011). "Captain Andreas Lambert: A brave warrior and a martyr of the Namibian anti-colonial resistance". New Era. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2011.