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1160:‘One Hundred Years of Finnish Missionary Work 1859–1959. II: The History of FMS’s Missionary Work in Africa’
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1305:"2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats"
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1383:"Grootfontein learner allegedly dies after punch to the head"
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1087:"2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report"
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969: – The President of the Republic of Namibia
950:and wife of the band Maroon 5's lead vocalist,
910:(PDM, the new name of the DTA) with 309 votes.
404:bloom in profusion. The town has an old German
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370:control, they turned back and established the
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463:. At over 60 tons, it is the largest known
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1223:"Rainy season was one for the record books"
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1248:"Khomas faces worst drought in 90 years"
1135:"Windhoek?! Rather make that Otjomuise"
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366:. When that territory fell under
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1363:"Another school defies ministry"
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904:Independent Patriots for Change
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1267:"Know Your Local Authority".
920:Regierungsschule Grootfontein
918:Previously the German school
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892:Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
884:2015 local authority election
1517:Catholic missions in Namibia
1030:"Four towns re-elect mayors"
894:(DTA, 546 votes) and to the
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1198:"Farmer dies at Show"
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316:Otjozondjupa Region
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112:Location in Namibia
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70:Coat of arms
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1468: /
1431:Leon Jooste
1397:21 February
957:Leon Jooste
952:Adam Levine
511:Agriculture
318:of central
312:hot springs
198:Established
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1486:Categories
1456:18°06′13″E
1453:19°33′57″S
1016:References
494:TransNamib
414:Berg Aukas
368:Portuguese
306:(English:
232:Population
206:Government
31:Otjiherero
1349:Bundestag
1118:1 October
1071:24 August
914:Education
536:semi arid
476:Transport
465:meteorite
434:carbonate
398:jacaranda
378:in 1893.
348:Otjivanda
271:Area code
254:Time zone
81:Fons Vitæ
35:Otjivanda
1434:Archived
1415:Archived
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875:Politics
808:Average
803:(21.78)
734:Average
490:railhead
430:dolomite
426:vanadium
338:Overview
1368:New Era
1345:Archive
1325:4 March
1179:New Era
865:. 2012.
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