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	Omaruru and the history of the Herero - Namibia Online Guide
		The history of Omaruru is closely linked to the history of the Western Herero, who arrived mid-18th century with their herds of cattle from the Kaokoveld down south to settle.
		Around the turn of the century, German settlers became interested in the Omaruru region and started establishing farms, mostly along the banks of the river where the soil was most fertile.
		A 20-men strong garrison of the Schutztruppe was stationed in Omaruru for the protection of the settlers.
	www.namibia-travel.net /centralnamibia/omaruru.htm (388 words)

	NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: Omaruru: History and unknown facts
		Small town Omaruru is located 50 km from town Karibib and 240 km from Windhoek, the capital of the country.
		The name Omaruru is derived from Herero omaere omaruru meaning "bitter curd" which is apparently how the cattle's milk tested after eating particular bush growing in the area around tow.
		By the end of 1896 Omaruru had the largest population of European settlers in Namibia.
	www.namibweb.com /omaruru.htm (422 words)

	Omaruru und die Geschichte der Herero - Namibia Online Reiseführer (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.wisc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Das Omaruru Rivier ist normalerweise trocken, von ein paar Kolken hier und da einmal abgesehen.
		Der Missionar Gottlieb Viehe zog 1872 aus Otjimbingwe - dem 100 Kilometer südlich gelegenen Missionszentrum der Rheinischen Kirche - nach Omaruru und baute ein Missionshaus.
		Eine 20 Mann starke Schutztruppen-Garnison wurde zum Schutz der Siedler in Omaruru stationiert.
	www.namibia-info.net.cob-web.org:8888 /zentralnamibia/omaruru.html (366 words)

	Omburo Health Resort - Accommodation in Omaruru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Guest farm is situated 28km from Omaruru in central Namibia and accomodates up to 12 guests.
		The farm is situated on the highlands and has a relatively low humidity, and mainly consist of arid to semi desert savanah.
		The Guest farm is situated 28km from the town Omaruru in central Namibia, aprox 200 kms from Windhoek and 250 kms from the coast.
	www.places.co.za /html/7981.html (264 words)

	Omaruru silicon project slips while mines ministry considers proposal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Namibian Metals, the holders of the mineral license for the silicon project in Omaruru levelled serious allegations this week, against their former financial advisory company, stating that this company made proposals to the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy without the "knowledge, authority or respresentation" of the principal.
		During these talks he heard of the direct interest in the project taken by the community of Omaruru, which led him to explore the idea of offering minority equity to the Namibian government so that there would be direct local interest in the project.
		Schwartz explained that among risk-takers and moneylenders who finance large projects, this direct interest by local government is known as an element of sovereign ownership and is a very favourable attribute in terms of political risk.
	www.economist.com.na /2001/021101/story5.htm (941 words)

	Omaruru leaderless because of infighting (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.wisc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		ENDLESS squabbles, jealousy and self-centred agendas are said to have brought operations at the Omaruru Municipality to a halt after an extraordinary meeting to elect new office bearers was postponed at the last minute.
		Both Van Rhyn and Swapo Councillor Gruzi Goseb claimed she was withdrawn because Tjirare and Dorgeloh assumed that she could be manipulated to vote for Tjirare in the election for the management committee.
		In Omaruru's case, procedures were flawed, legal provisions not complied with and Mayor Tjirare was alleged to have consulted only a few councillors.
	www.namibian.com.na.cob-web.org:8888 /2006/May/national/062286AF09.html (648 words)

	Omaruru Game Lodge - Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Omaruru Game Lodge is situated 15km from Omaruru in central Namibia.
		The beautiful thatched bungalows are situated under shady trees in a garden of cacti and palm trees.
		Omaruru Game Lodge is situated 15km north of Omaruru on the C33.
	www.namibian.org /travel/lodging/private/omaruru.htm (242 words)

	Namweb Internet Services - Omaruru residents out to stop the rot (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.wisc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		OMARURU residents have banded together to stop the rot of corruption, and mismanagement that has caused municipal services to grind to a halt in neighbouring townships.
		The Mayor of Omaruru, Michael Tjirera, pointed out yesterday that his council was new and had undertaken to "get closer to the people", hence the meetings with the community.
		But Musambani, the Chairman of the Omaruru Chamber of Commerce said councillors at the meeting held on Wednesday had agreed to a moratorium until a joint committee was formed between the council and the community "to ensure transparency".
	www.namweb.com.na.cob-web.org:8888 /article-2870-thread-0-0.html (758 words)

	Omaruru - Wikipedia
		Omaruru ist eine Stadt und gleichnamiger Wahlbezirk (NA.ER.OM) in der Region Erongo in Namibia mit etwa 12.000 Einwohnern (Stand 2005), einer Fläche von 8.425 km² und liegt am gleichnamigen Fluss Omaruru sowie Otjimakuru, welche beide in der Nähe des Berges Otjo (2082 über N. N.) beginnen.
		Omaruru ist zurückzuführen auf die Rheinische Mission, die 1872 hier einige Gebäude errichtete.
		Der Missionar Gottlieb Viehe schrieb in Omaruru die erste Bibelübersetzung ins Herero, wonach viele der damals heidnischen Hereros der Region Christen wurden.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Omaruru (238 words)

	Forsys Metals Corp. - Omaruru Gold Project - Mon Dec 11, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Omaruru is an early stage exploration project consisting of one EPL covering approximately 73,000 hectares in north central Namibia near the town of Omaruru.
		The Omaruru gold project is located in the Neoproterozoic intracratonic Damara Belt comprising metasediment-metavolcanic sequence of lithologies.
		The Omaruru area was subject to an earlier gold exploration program by Anglo in 1990.
	www.forsysmetals.com /s/Omaruru.asp (372 words)

	Omaruru originated as a mission station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The missionary Hugo Hahn was the first European to set foot in the area.
		When Omaruru was besieged by Herero forces during the Herero/German war, it was freed by Captain Victor Franke and his men.
		The oldest building in Omaruru, the Old Mission House, now serves as the town museum.
	www.e-tourism.com.na /omaruru.html (83 words)

	Christmas in Omaruru, Omaruru, Namibia
		It’s houses are not arranged in any clear pattern, and appeared as cluster, compared to the relative organization of the main street.
		Our arial view also allowed us to see how isolated Omaruru is. We could see for kilometers in every direction, and outside of a few farm houses there was no sign of civilization in every direction.
		The area consisted of small green trees and scrubs, mostly consisting of thorns, and a light brown colored rock formations occasionally appearing on the mostly flat intermediate landscape.
	www.traveljournals.net /stories/10841.html (1837 words)

	Onalaska Life - School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Classrooms and families in Onalaska are knot-tying fleece blankets for students in Omaruru, Namibia, a sub-Saharan African county where former La Crosse area resident Caitlin Gokey is a teacher trainer with the Peace Corps.
		The project undertaken at Northern Hills invites area families to participate by donating twin-sized tied-fleece blankets or making a contribution to a fund that can be used to purchase fleece for the Onalaska students to cut and tie the blankets.
		The average life expectancy is 42 years old; over half of the total population is under 20 years of age, the country has a 60 percent unemployment rate and two-thirds of the people who live in Omaruru lack electricity and plumbing.
	www.onalaskalife.com /articles/2006/10/31/school/blankets.txt (544 words)

	Erongo Wilderness Lodge - The Details - Map & Directions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This route is approximately 40km shorter in total than the previous one, but involves an extra 70km of gravel road.
		About 3km along this road and about 3 km before reaching the town of Omaruru turn left onto the D2315.
		Travel through the town of Omaruru on the C33 towards Karibib.
	www.erongowilderness.com /detail_map.htm (431 words)

	Omaruru Game Lodge
		Our lodge is situated in the middle of Namibia’s green heart around 15 km away from Omaruru.
		The unique woodlands protect the lodge from the heat of the African sun.
		Because Omaruru is located in the centre it is very easy to reach famous locations and sight-seeing tours within 2-3 hours of driving or within a range of 150 km.
	www.omaruru-game-lodge.com /lodge_english.html (397 words)

	Sense of Africa - Tour operators - Accommodation in Namibia / Accommodation / Central Namibia
		Erongo Wilderness Lodge lies amidst spectacular granite formations, 8km south west of Omaruru in the foothills of the Erongo Mountain Range.
		Omaruru Game Lodge is situated about 15km east of Omaruru on the banks of the Omaruru River.
		The lodge has been designed in the style of an African village and all of the buildings; restaurant, bar, bungalows, reception and information desk, are built in the shape of African huts.
	www.kapstadt.de /sense-of-africa/accomm/central.htm (1230 words)

	Omaruru, Namibia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.wisc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Omaruru is a town and constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia.
		The town is situated by the Erono Mountains, on the usually dry Omaruru River.
		It is located on the main paved road from Swakopmund to Windhoek.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Omaruru_Constituency (147 words)

	WhereToStayOnline.com - Namibia and accross the borders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Your guide will meet with you at the airport and transfer you directly for a 3.5 hours drive to the northern region to Etosha National Park.
		This is a pretty town, set in the heart of a game-farm area, east of the spectacular Erongo Mountains, on the Omaruru River.
		Although the river is usually dry, apart from a few puddles here and there, Omaruru appears quite lush and green due to the abundant groundwater supply.
	www.wheretostayonline.com /default.asp?specialid=24 (657 words)

	Omburo Health Resort - Omaruru - Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The farm is situated on the highlands and has a relatively low humidity, and mainly consists of arid to semi desert savannah.
		The Guest Farm is situated 28km from the town Omaruru in central Namibia.
		Nature walks on guided trails along the banks of the Omaruru river can be taken.
	www.namibian.org /travel/lodging/private/omburo.htm (267 words)

	Surface owners agreements last hurdle for Omaruru silicon mine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The project has a projected life of 20 years and the smelter complex is expected to employ 160 people.
		With the erection of NamPower's new N$1 billion 400kV Interconnector, the Namibian electricity provider was able to sign an agreement with South Africa's power utility, Eskom, to supply Namibia Metals with 38mega-watt for the running of the smelters.
		Although there are two other deposits for which Namibia Metals holds rights, at Farm Finkenstein near Windhoek and another in the vicinity of Seeis, the Loskop deposit is supposed to supply the project for the first seven to eight years.
	www.economist.com.na /2001/060701/story7.htm (822 words)

	Computer theft paralyses Omaruru (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.wisc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		OPERATIONS at the Omaruru Municipality ground to a halt on Monday after burglars stole a computer containing all information on municipal accounts.
		Because of the theft of the main server in its computer network, the Council now has no record of the state of Omaruru's finances.
		It was alleged that the burglar alarm was armed when the break-in took place.
	www.namibian.com.na.cob-web.org:8888 /2006/November/national/065A605530.html (342 words)

	Firewood - Temphomes
		In the late 80's Omaruru became a temporary home of mine for a few months, until we moved back to Walvis Bay.
		Quite a few guestfarms have been developed around Omaruru lately, where the tourist can enjoy the countryside and its wildlife.
		Etiro: My early childhood was spent on a farm between Omaruru and Karibib, next to Etiro near the Khan river.
	users.iafrica.com /h/ha/hanne-l/thomes.htm (878 words)

	NAC Cape - Regional News - Windhoek Bishop Area _Seniors Weekend - Omaruru
		After Apostle Kriel had given the green light for a special gathering of the senior members of the Windhoek bishop area, a date was set for the week-end of 16 and 17 September 2006.
		The venue was the Omaruru Rest Camp where the hosts were the District Evangelist Johan Burger and his wife, Corrie.
		Apostle Kriel, the district ministries of the Windhoek and Walvis Bay districts, rectors and wives were all invited to this unique get-together.
	www.naccape.org.za /omaruru2006.html (488 words)

	Omaruru in Namibia - Visitor Information and Accommodation
		12 km southwest of Omaruru; spacious ensuite rooms; pool; hiking, riding; full board.
		The first established wine estate in Namibia lies on the road D2328, four kilometres north-east of Omaruru.
		On four hectares, two different wines are produced; Colombard and Ruby Cabernet.
	www.namibia-travel.net /centralnamibia/omaruru_info.htm (169 words)

	STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER THEO BEN GURIRAB AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE OMARURU COMMUNITY PARALEGAL OFFICE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tjinotjiwa and members of Omaruru Community Paralegal Office for the invitation to be present here today and to officiate at the opening of the Paralegal Office in Omaruru.
		Through the establishment of this office, the people of Omaruru will now be able to access basic legal services and obtain advice on a variety of legal and social issues.
		While effective legal aid is a key element of an affordable and accessible justice system, those who come in contact with the system also need to have access to a wide range of professional and knowledgeable legal support mechanisms.
	www.opm.gov.na /pm/speeches/2002/paralegal.htm (719 words)

	The Arkenstone: Fine Mineral Specimens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This little gem is a great quality, rich blue color crystal with a razor sharp terimation and excellent gemminess in the upper portion of the crystal.
		Here we have a great pair of glassy, lustrous, sharp gemmy blue crystals with a few secondary crystals at the base and a small amount of white Microcline.
		Here we have a very aesthetic specimen featuring one predominant pair of intersecting, glassy, gemmy, sharp, blue prisms of Aquamarine, plus one absolutely gem quality crystal at the base associated with a little bit of white Microcline all over the specimen.
	www.irocks.com /erongos.html (1083 words)

	Central Hotel Omaruru - Accommodation in Omaruru
		Favourably situated in the centre of Omaruru, halfway between Windhoek and Etosha National Park lies the Central Hotel overlooking the dry Omaruru riverbed.
		You can relax in comfort whilst you enjoy you stay with us, knowing that we have provided you with safe and secure parking for your vehicle.
		Our 7 double and 5 single rooms are housed in stylish and luxurious thatched bungalows, providing you with comfortable accommodation, including en-suite bathrooms, air-conditioning, telephone and private terrace.
	www.places.co.za /html/7989.html (234 words)

	Miscellaneous
		Tower built in 1904 in Omaruru to commemorate the German victory over Herero natives in an uprising during German colonial rule.
		Omaruru Kopje behind the highway sign directling travelers to Omaruru.
		A farm workers house on an Erongo cattle ranch.
	www.scilowcountry.org /miscellaneous.htm (150 words)

	World Gold Council > value > Gold News > Centurion work on Omaruru gold mine approved (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		South Africa's Centurion Gold has revealed today that it has gained approval to restore work at the Omaruru Gold Mine in South Africa.
		It is hoped the mine will produce 10kg of gold in the next month and 20kgs by the end of October.
		CEO Arthur Johnson of Centurion Gold Holdings said, "The rehabilitation of the Omaruru Gold Mine will start adding revenue to Centurion without increasing our costs.
	www.gold.org /value/news/article/903 (177 words)

	Hotel Staebe Omaruru Namibia Accommodations Reservations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Quality accommodation in Omaruru, centrally located to various attractions in the area, featuring comfortable double rooms, swimming pool, restaurant and cocktail bar.
		We are centrally located to various attractions in the area, in town next to the Omaruru River, within walking distance to the town centre.
		Accommodation at the Hotel Staebe in Omaruru consists of cosy and comfortable double rooms with radio, telephone and tea or coffee making facilities.
	www.hotels-tours-safaris.com /namibia/omaruru/hotel_staebe.htm (212 words)

	Henties Bay: Omaruru river 4x4 route (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Various semi-precious stones such as silver-topaz, rose quartz, smoked quartz, fl tourmaline and garnet can be bought at the curio shop.
		This 4x4 trail runs past the Spitzkoppe and down the Omaruru River with its rich riverine vegetation.
		An interesting spot along the river is the Omdel Dam where ephemeral floodwaters are temporarily stored to be released in dry seasons into infiltration areas over natural underground fresh water reservoirs.
	hentiesbay.com /Tourism/omarururiver_files/omarururiver.htm (354 words)

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