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	Gobabis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gobabis, Namibia, is a town situated 200 km (124 miles) down the B6 motorway from Windhoek to Botswana.
		Gobabis is in the heart of the cattle farming area, and is considered to be the capital of the east and also known as the "Little Texas" of Namibia.
		Gobabis continues to grow as a city due to goods crossing from the mines of landlocked Botswana to the Namibian port of Walvis Bay, and furthermore from consumer goods being imported into Namibia from Johannesburg in South Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gobabis (336 words)

	Omaheke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gobabis is the main centre of this area and also its main business area, as it is linked with the capital of Namibia, Windhoek, by rail and paved roads.
		Clinics in the region are served by medical practisioners based in Gobabis, and there are two hospitals and a clinic serving the region.
		A refional office of the Ministry of Agriculture, serving the whole region, is based in Gobabis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Omaheke (227 words)

	Gobabis, centre of the Omaheke region in Namibia
		Gobabis, centre of the Omaheke region in Namibia
		The roots of Gobabis extend back to the year 1856, when the Rhenish Mission Society established a station there, which was destroyed a few years later.
		The district capital of Gobabis today has 12 000 citizens and provides mainly for the 800 farms in the surrounding areas.
	www.namibia-travel.net /centralnamibia/gobabis.htm (250 words)

	Gobabis: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Gobabis is in the heart of the cattle cattle quick summary:
		Gobabis is in an area where the Herereo and the Nama Nama quick summary:
		Gobabis continues to grow as a city due to goods crossing from the mines of Botswana to the Namibian port of Walvis Bay Walvis Bay quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/go/gobabis.htm (512 words)

	Gobabis - the gateway to the Kalahari
		Gobabis is the gateway to the Trans Kalahari High- way, linking Namibia to Botswana and South Africa.
		The Gobabis district was pro- claimed by the German authorities in February 1894 and in June the following year Gobabis was occupied by a German garrison.
		Of special interest is the Gobabis Museum on the outskirts of the town, where a variety of old agricultural implements are displayed in the grounds, as well as a collection of historic artefacts in the museum itself.
	www.e-tourism.com.na /gobabis.html (222 words)

	Gobabis, Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Gobabis is a town situated on the route from Windhoek to Botswana, the town is 110 km from the Buitepos Border post with Botswana.
		In the heart of the cattle farming area, it is considered to be the capital of the east and also known as the “Little Texas” of Namibia.
		Of special interest is the Gobabis Museum on the outskirts of the town, where a variety of old agricultural implements are displayed in the grounds, and a collection of historic artefacts in the museum itself, which is opened on request by Mr Eimbeck.
	www.namibian.org /travel/namibia/gobabis.html (315 words)

	mxillustrated.com
		Gobabis: capital of the east, cattle country, town of the 20 churches.
		Wise has his problems with Gobabis, knowing the track all too well through bad crashes, and Ingo Waldschmidt absolutely dislikes the track but is always able to get through it well.
		The riders adrenaline level will rise, but also that of the spectators, when the "sand-track knights" do their rounds, jump in sync over the first hill and when the group separates in the battle for the hidden eastern curves.
	www.mxillustrated.com /press_releases/2006/april2006/04-03-06.htm (909 words)

	Gobabis in Namibia - Travel Information and Accommodation
		The border to Botswana lies 110 kilometres east of Gobabis and is open from 7am to midnight.
		The border officials are quite unfriendly and slack, a demeanor which you must expect to experience frequently - unfortunately - in Botswana.
		The town keeps a small museum, which was opened in 1998 and is under the curatorship of the German Club, Gobabis.
	www.namibia-travel.net /centralnamibia/gobabis_info.htm (224 words)

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		GOBABIS, 19 Jun 2002 (IRIN) - Magdalena Kharises sang, danced and clapped her hands as she delighted in being able to see for the first time in eight years.
		Not only was she now able to see her grandchildren, more importantly, she had regained her financial independence as she culd now resume control of her small monthly pension.
		Assisted by staff from the local hospital, ministerial staff from other regions and a group of Red Cross of Namibia volunteers, Ndume and her team carried out between 30 to 40 cataract operations in a 13-hour day during one week.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=28400 (840 words)

	Gobabis - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gobabis
		It is the centre of a cattle ranching and dairy farming region.
		In March 1998, the Trans-Kalahari Highway, a two-lane all-weather road from Walpis Bay on the coast of Namibia, through Windhoek, Gobabis, and Botswana, to the industrial area of Gauteng province in South Africa, was officially opened.
		It forms the substantial portion of a coast-to-coast route, linking with roads going on to the port of Maputo in Mozambique.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Gobabis (154 words)

	Gobabis Hotels
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	www.namibia-knowledge.com /Namibia-Provinces/Gobabis-Hotels.html (163 words)

	AEGiS-AFROL: Namibian AIDS/HIV Programme launched - September 2000
		Speaking at the launch, Gobabis Constituency Councillor, Laura Mcleod, said it was unfortunate that some people do not believe that HIV is a problem.
		"There is still a stigma attached to AIDS in Gobabis, hence not many people talk openly about their status, let alone go for HIV tests," she said, adding that people who engage in risky behaviour such as alcohol and drug abuse should stop.
		She said people must start to openly talk about sex, violence against women and children, alcohol and drug abuse; have courage to break cultural silence on sex and its implication if the scourge of HIV/AIDS is to be reduced.
	www.aegis.com /news/afrol/2000/AO000902.html (750 words)

	Gobabis \| Namibian Town \| Namibia... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Gobabis is linked to Windhoek by a train service, which arrives at around 05.43 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and departs again at 21.00 on the same days.
		The Gobabis Museum displays a partly state owned collection, which is managed by the Deutscher Verein, Gobabis.
		Gobabis is a busy town, standing at the centre of an important cattle farming area on the western edges of the Kalahari and forms Namibia's gateway into Botswana via the Buitepos b...
	www.trainsafari.co.za /africa_gobabis_p2.html (254 words)

	Namibia Accommodation - East Namibia - Zelda Guest Farm
		This Oases is located 90 km east of Gobabis and just 20 km west of Buitepos which is the Borderpost to enter Gauteng via Botswana.
		Zelda Game and Guest Farm are situated in the Omaheke Region which is in eastern Namibia and form part of the eleven regions of Namibia.
		Zelda Guest Farm is located 90 km east of Gobabis and just 20 km west of Buitepos which is the Borderpost to enter Gauteng via Botswana.
	www.namibiareservations.com /zeldaguestfarme.html (211 words)

	Ministry of Health & Social Services
		Gobabis is the largest town in the east of Namibia with a square kilometer area of 87700.
		The region is having 7 constituencies, which are Otjinene, Epukiro, Otjombinde, Kalahari, Aminuis, Gobabis and Steinhausen.
		The divisions are responsible for the co-ordination, management and implementation of activities at the district level, which includes all the activities run by clinics, health center and the district hospital.
	www.healthnet.org.na /omahekeregion.asp (526 words)

	From The Regions School stabbing at Gobabis
		GOBABIS - A Grade Eight pupil at the Johannes Dohren Secondary School allegedly stabbed another pupil in the back on Tuesday.
		Hostel superintendent Sylvester Tshapa told Nampa that it is claimed that the 16-year-old pupil stabbed Clarence Kamanda (15) twice with a knife.
		Kamanda was admitted to the Gobabis State Hospital.
	www.namibian.com.na /2005/June/national/05C05922B4.html (499 words)

	Gobabis cops held hostage
		Sources at the eastern town told The Namibian that the four officers were rescued by the newly established Police anti-terrorism unit, which travelled to Gobabis from Windhoek, reportedly accompanied by Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga and another unnamed top cop.
		Sources claimed that several of the trial-awaiting prisoners were assaulted in the rescue operation and that up to 16 "ring leaders" had since been identified and transferred to different prisons and Police holding cells throughout the country.
		It was not clear yesterday whether any Police officers or members of the group that foiled the hostage drama were also injured in the tussle with the prisoners.
	www.namibian.com.na /2005/November/national/05EBEA59F4.html (492 words)

	Namibian Farmers' Support Initiative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I understand that you have respectively convened, chaired and addressed a so-called media conference in the offices of the Gobabis branch of the South West African Peoples Organisation.
		The whole meeting of farmers on 9 June 2004 in Gobabis is on record and you are welcome to peruse this record to identify such racist statement.
		Furthermore you are requested to identify one single statement or implication made by or on behalf of the NFSI,declaring that the NFSI is against land reform or against expropriation of land.
	www.natron.net /nfsi/swapo-gobabis.html (345 words)

	NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: Dorsland Trek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The 4x4 route is an undertaking of the Gobabis Chamber of Commerce.
		The aim is to attract a large number of tourists to these unspoiled region by means of the recently completed Trans-Kalahari Highway, which allows the South African public to reach Gobabis via Botswana within a short time.
		The first route stretches from Gobabis to Andara on the banks of the Okavango River and can be completed in a minimum of eight days.
	www.namibweb.com /dorsland.htm (543 words)

	REPORT ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The IMLT facilitated a strategic planning session for the Gobabis Municipal Council and officials from the Gobabis Municipality from 23 – 27 April 2001 at Gobabis.
		The youth in Gobabis is prone to moral and religious decay
		Gobabis is serving as a centre of "braindrain" to other towns and cities
	www.imlt.org.na /gobabis.htm (1189 words)

	BIOGRAPHIES OF NAMIBIAN PERSONALITIESin alphabetical order
		He allied himself with Nikodemus Kavikunua and the Ovambanderu community under Kahimemua Nguvauva in their uprising against the Germans, and fell in the battle at Gobabis on 06.04.1896 (on the German side Lieutenant Lampe fell).
		Instead of this the Germans established a garrison at Gobabis and a military post at Olifantskloof, ostensibly to control the trade to and from the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
		On 27.08.1895 Leutwein concluded a treaty with Samuel Maharero at Grootfontein for the establishment of the northern border of Hereroland.
	www.klausdierks.com /Biographies/Biographies_L.htm (8018 words)

	Namibian Youth Leader Warns On AIDS Epidemic
		Gobabis, Namibia - The Regional Youth Forum in Gobabis has warned church and traditional leaders to stop fooling people that they can cure AIDS.
		He called on donor agencies and other non-governmental organisations in Namibia to help the people of the region fight against the spread of the AIDS virus.
		Observing that the behaviour of travellers and truck drivers plying the Trans Kalahari Highway was likely to fuel AIDS spread in Omaheke area, Hepundjua urged the municipality of Gobabis to allocate a plot for construction of a parking lot for trucks.
	www.aegis.com /news/pana/2001/PA010216.html (479 words)

	mxillustrated.com
		The MX-aces gladly drive to Gobabis, simply because this event is always something special, something unique.
		Ronnie Adams, the unbeaten holeshot winner of the season also lived up to expectations in Gobabis.
		The track in Gobabis is just about perfect for 4-Wheelers.
	www.mxillustrated.com /press_releases/2006/april2006/04-09-06.htm (975 words)

	Sunvil Discovery Africa - Namibia - Guide On Line - Chapter 14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Pretty similar to the Central Hotel, the Gobabis is on Mark Street and boasts a small central plunge-pool.
		Gobabis is linked to Windhoek by a train service, which arrives from there around 05.43 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and departs again at 21.00 on the same days.
		Gobabis is probably best place for hitching from Namibia into Botswana, as many trucks pass this way.
	www.sunvil.co.uk /africa/namibia/guidebook/ch014.htm (7839 words)

	International Civic Heraldry - NAMIBIA - GOBABIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The elephant is a canting symbol (Gaontabis meaning drinking place of great elephants in Nama).
		Gobabis is the Easternmost town in Namibia and thus the first to see the new light.
		This is symbolised by the sun and the motto.
	www.ngw.nl /int/afr/gobabis.htm (147 words)

	Okambara Elephant Lodge
		Horseriding, donkey cart rides, nighthikes and braais are offered to both adults and children.
		The farm is situated 1 hours drive away from Windhoek International Airport towards Gobabis.
		The farm is 1.500 m above sea level, falling outside the malaria region.
	www.hannamibia.com /html/Members_Page.php?id=100 (154 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Prefecture Apostolic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		-- The boundary between this prefecture and that of Great Namaqualand was modified slightly by a Decree of 2 June, 1913, which provided that the southern boundaries of the districts of Gobabis, Windhuk, Karibib, and Swakopmund, should be the line of delimitation between the two prefectures.
		The mission contains about 185,000 inhabitants, of whom are 907 native and 636 European Catholics; there are 378 catechumens 20 priests (Oblates of Mary Immaculate), 23 lay brothers, 10 catechists, 11 stations, 24 schools with 520 pupils, and 16 Franciscan Missionary Sisters.
		-- The boundary between the Prefectures of Great Namaqualand and Lower Cimhebasia was changed on 2 June, 1913 and is now the southern limits of the districts of Gobabis, Windhuk, Karibib, and Swakopmund.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/16067c.htm (1553 words)

	Hansa Pilsener Cup heads to Gobabis
		FOOTBALL action moves to the towns of Gobabis and Grootfontein this weekend when the Hansa Pilsner Cup resumes with the competition proper and quarter-final games.
		N$90 000 is at stake and the teams would have to pull out all the stops.
		Friends will make use of the experience gained from the elite league during the 2004/2005 season to get promotion to the next round.
	www.namibian.com.na /2006/March/sport/06B54D4E4.html (344 words)

	Namibian Biographies
		Abrahams' father-in-law, Otto Ferdinand Schimming, discovered that he was jailed at Gobabis and the situation received world-wide publicity.
		Ottilié's father, Otto Ferdinand Schimming, discovered that they were jailed at Gobabis and the situation received world-wide publicity.
		Larsen and Allen started from Barmen to Walvis Bay with a wagon in August 1851 to fetch inland the remainder of Galton's goods, while Galton and Andersson were visiting Gobabis and Rietfontein, and they met Galton's party again east of Windhoek on 02.11.1851 and accompanied it back to Barmen.
	www.klausdierks.com /Biographies/Biographies_1.htm (12180 words)

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