Windhoek

Windhoek (German: Windhuk) is the capital city of Namibia. It has a population of 230,000 people. Windhoek is the trade center for sheep skins. The area was controlled by Germany in 1885. It became the capital of the German colony, German South-West Africa, in 1892. During World War I, Windhoek was captured by South Africa. It was the capital of South West Africa (Namibia) under South African control until the independence of Namibia in 1990. Windhoek has a semi-desert climate. Windhoek is known to be among the cleanest cities in Africa. Gallery References Other websites Official homepage of the City of Windhoek - Windhuk Archived 2020-11-19 at the Wayback Machine WebCams showing Windhoek News Republikein, Namibian newspaper (Afrikaans) Allgemeine Zeitung Namibias, Namibian newspaper (German) The Namibian, newspaper (English)