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Windhoek

Capital of Namibia
Windhoek is the capital of Namibia, in the country’s central highlands. South of the city, the sprawling Heroes’ Acre war memorial commemorates Namibia’s 1990 independence. On a hilltop in the city center are the 1890s Alte Feste, a former...
Area code: 061
Climate: BSh
Elevation: 1,655 m (5,430 ft)
First settled: 1840
Postal code: 10005
Second founding: 18 October 1890