Bethanie, Namibia

Bethanie
ǀUiǂgandes
Klipfontein
Village
The Lentia Lutheran Church, built 1899. The village's mission church is in the background on the left.
The Lentia Lutheran Church, built 1899. The village's mission church is in the background on the left.
Bethanie is located in Namibia
Bethanie
Bethanie
Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 26°30′00″S 17°09′30″E / 26.50000°S 17.15833°E / -26.50000; 17.15833
Country Namibia
RegionǁKaras Region
ConstituencyBerseba Constituency
Population
 (2012)
 • Total2,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
ClimateBWh
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Main road of the village in 2016
The Schmelenhaus
Young man from Bethanie (1897)

Bethanie (often in German: Bethanien, and in English: Bethany, previously Klipfontein, Khoekhoegowab: ǀUiǂgandes[1]) is a village in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It is one of the oldest settlements in the country. Bethanie is situated on the C14 road between Goageb and Walvis Bay, 100 km west of Keetmanshoop. It has a population of about 2,000.[2]

  1. ^ Vedder 1997, p. 198.
  2. ^ Tonchi, Lindeke & Grotpeter 2012, p. 40.