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Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop, Namibia NuGoeis, Swartmodder The Afrikaans name Swartmodder ‘Black Mud’ from swart ‘black’, adopted in 1810, had the same meaning as the original Khoikhoin name. When a German Lutheran mission station was founded here in 1866, it was named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist who helped to establish it. The Afrikaans hoop ‘hope’ is quite common for names of mission stations.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Keetmanshoop." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Keetmanshoop." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Keetmanshoop.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Keetmanshoop." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Keetmanshoop.html |
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Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop , town (1991 pop. 15,032), SE Namibia. It is the trade center for a region where karakul sheep are raised. Keetmanshoop was founded in 1866 as a German missionary station. |
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"Keetmanshoop." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Keetmanshoop." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Keetmans.html "Keetmanshoop." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Keetmans.html |
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