Gobabis

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Known as Namibia's cattle country, Gobabis serves overland travelers to/from Botswana as the town is only 110 km from the border post of Buitepos.


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In 1856, the Rhenish Mission Society first established its station here.
Eventually, in short time, it was destroyed and abandoned by 1880.


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Many Herero and Nama skirmishes took place near the area, making the region known to outsiders as "restless".


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The conflict between the two clans led many Europeans to hesitantly settle here.
The German colonial administration attempted to bring peace to the area with "protection agreements" with the Herero in 1895, but no considerable change actually occured.


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