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| Image number: | 2360 |
| Feature : | houses |
| Grouping : | towns and environment |
| Discipline : | human and social sciences |
| Year : | 2009 |
| Locality : | Windhoek |
| Country : | Namibia |
| Region - tribe : | Windhoek |
| Physiographic region : | Auas Mountains |
| Notice : | A small settlement along the main road between Windhoek and Swakopmund. A part of the gem-rich Auas mountains are seen in the background. Villagers often try to earn some money by selling semi-precious stones such as tourmaline and amethyst found in the Auas to tourists. |
| Reference : | Vandecasteele, Ine, 2009 Image 2360. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |