ric times in central Namibia. Remains from this meteorite shower are exhibited at Windhoek, Namibia's capital city.
Fact number 5 - Namibia has one of the largest concentrations of rock art in Africa
San Rock art in namibia
The first known inhabitants of Namibia are the San (Bushmen) who belong to the Khoesan people.
These hunter-gatherers – like the Ju/'Hoansi, Kxoe and the Kung – have travelled across the vast plains of Southern Africa for thousands of years until migrants armed with arms looking for new land to graze their animals and plant their food, driving them further and further east into the Kalahari Desert.
The San have resided in Namibia for more than 6,000 years, and there is more than enough rock art to confirm this.
Fact number 6 - Namibia has the largest population of free-roaming cheetahs in the world
Cheetah Conservation in Namibia
At the Cheetah Conservation in Namibia, you can run across one of the 3,000 or so free-roaming cheetahs in the country.
Fact number 7 - Namibia is also home to the second-largest canyon in the world
Fish river canyon Namibia adventure | Credit: Getaway Magazine
The Fish River Canyon
, located close to the border with South Africa, is also the oldest in the world.
Researchers have determined that the canyon was formed at least 500 million years ago through water and wind erosion, coupled with the collapse of the valley floor.
Fact number 8 - The most fascinating Namibia Tribes
Himba Woman in Kunene Namibia
The Himba tribe in the Kunene region of the country have strongly clung to their traditional ways and beliefs.
They wear traditional clothes, eat traditional foods and even practice traditional religions. The women wear skirts and leave their upper body bare. Basically, they have been unaffected by modernism in any way.
Fact number 9 - The Skeleton Coast is the world’s biggest gravesite for sailors and ships
Skeleton Coast Namibia Travel
A large number of sailors have died at this coast in Namibia, given the dense fog and the violent storms in the area.
In the 1940s,